Seasonal Registered Nurse - Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum

Tampa General Hospital•Spring Hill, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

InterHealth Staffing, a staffing division of TGH, is offering 13-week seasonal assignments for Registered Nurses in Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum. These assignments come with competitive base pay and the possibility of contract extensions. This is an opportunity to experience the culture at TGH and potentially transition into a permanent role. Tampa General Hospital is a Magnet-designated facility and the region's leading safety net hospital, affiliated with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, serving as its primary teaching hospital. We are committed to providing world-class, compassionate healthcare for a wide range of medical services.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years’ experience within the specific division being hired into.
Deemed competent to work independently.
Graduate of a School of Professional Nursing; requires an associate's degree.
FL RN license.
BLS certification required.
ACLS certification required.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required.
NIHSS certification required.
Minimum 1 year's experience in specialty unit and deemed competent.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Delivers nursing care to patients under general supervision, following established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines.
Plans and implements nursing care, documents nursing assessments, and identifies and reports situations requiring further intervention.
Formulates and communicates a goal-directed plan of care and assures patient rights.
Performs job duties in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital and principles of quality improvement.
Assesses and analyzes the health status of patients in the assigned nursing unit comprehensively.
Performs and/or assures completed assessments on all patients admitted within the designated time delineated in policy/unit standards.
Performs on-going assessments and documents according to policy and procedure, reporting significant findings to the appropriate member of the health care team.
Initiates the discharge planning process with the initial admission assessment.
Plans patient care on the assigned unit in collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team.
Formulates individualized patient plans of care based on assessment data within the designated time delineated in policy/unit standards.
Updates the plan of care based on patient assessment within the appropriate time period.
Directs, implements, and coordinates patient care activities on the assigned unit to ensure the delivery of quality care.
Communicates the plan of care to other members of the healthcare team through daily worksheet conferences, verbally during the shift, and shift report.
Directs care team members in accordance with their scope of practice.
Communicates and documents all patient care given, including assessments, plan of care, interventions, patient response, and follow-up.
Transcribes and directs the implementation of physician orders.
Provides patient education based on assessed needs and evaluates understanding.
Conducts ongoing evaluation of patient outcomes and documents the effectiveness of planned and implemented interventions and strategies in relation to the plan of care within time frames per policy/unit standards.
Includes patient and family in the evaluation process.
Provides appropriate patient assessment and care specific to the needs of the patient populations served (e.g., age groups, patients of size; diagnosis-based).
Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of the specific physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs of patients as appropriate to the populations served.