Clinical Nurse - Cardiac Telemetry

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

22h

About The Position

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

Requirements

Associate’s degree in nursing.
Registered Nurse license 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

Assess and analyze patients’ health status comprehensively and ensure admission assessments are completed within policy or unit-standard time frames.
Perform ongoing assessments, document them according to policy and procedure, and report significant findings to appropriate healthcare team members.
Initiate discharge planning during the initial admission assessment.
Plan patient care in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team.
Formulate individualized plans of care from assessment data and update them within required time frames.
Direct, implement, and coordinate patient care activities on the assigned unit to support quality care.
Communicate the plan of care to healthcare team members through daily worksheet conferences, verbally during the shift, and in shift reports.
Direct care team members according to their scope of practice.
Communicate and document patient care, including assessments, plans of care, interventions, patient responses, and follow-up.
Transcribe and direct implementation of physician orders.
Provide patient education based on assessed needs and evaluate the patient’s understanding.
Evaluate patient outcomes and document the effectiveness of interventions and strategies in relation to the plan of care, including patients and families in the evaluation process.
Provide assessment and care tailored to the needs of the populations served, including age groups, patients of size, and diagnosis-based needs.
Apply knowledge of patients’ physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs as appropriate to the populations served.
Perform job duties in accordance with Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, and values and quality improvement principles.