Clinical Nurse- Med Surg

Tampa General Hospital•Spring Hill, FL

14h

About The Position

Under general supervision and in accordance with established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines, the Clinical Nurse delivers nursing care to patients on an assigned unit. The nurse plans and implements care, documents nursing assessments, identifies and reports situations requiring further intervention, communicates a goal-directed plan of care, and assures patient rights. The role is responsible for performing duties in accordance with Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, values, and quality-improvement principles. The nurse assesses patients, develops and updates individualized plans of care, coordinates care activities with patients, families, and the healthcare team, and evaluates outcomes. The position also directs care team members within their scopes of practice, implements physician orders, provides patient education, and documents care and patient responses. Care is tailored to the physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs of the patient populations served.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse license or registration issued by Florida or a Compact State.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

Nice To Haves

Unit-specific certifications may be required, including Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), STROKE, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), or STABLE.

Responsibilities

Comprehensively assess and analyze the health status of patients on the assigned nursing unit.
Complete or ensure completion of admission assessments within the timeframes established by policy and unit standards.
Perform and document ongoing assessments according to policy and procedure, and report significant findings to the appropriate healthcare team member.
Initiate discharge planning during the initial admission assessment.
Plan patient care in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team.
Formulate an individualized plan of care from assessment data within established timeframes and update it based on ongoing assessments.
Direct, implement, and coordinate patient care activities to support quality care delivery.
Communicate the plan of care to healthcare team members through daily worksheet conferences, verbal communication during the shift, and shift report.
Direct care team members in accordance with their scopes of practice.
Communicate and document patient care, including assessments, plans, interventions, patient responses, and follow-up.
Transcribe and direct the implementation of physician orders.
Provide patient education based on assessed needs and evaluate patient understanding.
Evaluate patient outcomes on an ongoing basis and document the effectiveness of interventions and strategies within policy and unit-standard timeframes, including the patient and family in the evaluation process.
Provide assessment and care appropriate to the needs of the patient populations served, including age groups, patients of size, and diagnosis-based needs.
Demonstrate awareness of the physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs of the patient populations served.