Clinical Nurse- MedSurg/Tele

Tampa General Hospital•Spring Hill, FL

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, values, and quality-improvement principles. The nurse assesses patients in 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 position includes communicating and documenting care and patient outcomes, directing care team members within their scope of practice, implementing physician orders, providing patient education, and tailoring assessment and care to the needs of the 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) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.

Responsibilities

Comprehensively assess and analyze the health status of patients in the assigned nursing unit.
Complete or ensure admission assessments within the time specified by policy and unit standards; perform and document ongoing assessments and report significant findings to the appropriate healthcare team member.
Initiate discharge planning as part of the initial admission assessment.
Plan patient care in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team, and formulate individualized plans of care based on assessment data within required time frames.
Update plans of care based on patient assessments within the appropriate time period.
Direct, implement, and coordinate patient care activities to support quality care delivery.
Communicate plans of care to the healthcare team through daily worksheet conferences, verbal communication during the shift, and shift reports.
Direct care team members in accordance with their scopes of practice.
Communicate and document patient care, including assessments, plans of care, interventions, patient responses, and follow-up.
Transcribe physician orders and direct their implementation.
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 in relation to the plan of care within required time frames; include patients and families 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 patients’ physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs as appropriate to the populations served.
Perform job duties in accordance with Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, values, and quality-improvement principles.