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Job description
Clinical Nurse - Med Surg
Under general supervision, following established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines, delivers nursing care to patients. Plans and implements nursing care; documents nursing assessments; identifies and reports situations requiring further intervention; formulates and communicates goal-directed plan of care; assures patient rights. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital and principles of quality improvement Essential Functions
• Assesses and analyzes the health status of patients in assigned nursing unit in a comprehensive manner. 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, reports significant findings of admission and on-going assessments to appropriate member of heath care team.
• Initiates discharge planning process with initial admission assessment.
• Plans patient care on assigned unit in collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team.
• Formulates individualized patient plan of care based on assessment data within the designated time delineated in policy/unit standards.
• Updates plan of care based on the patient assessment within appropriate time period.
• Directs, implements and coordinates patient care activities on 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 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.
Qualifications
Education Associate's Degree in Nursing License/Registration Registered Nurse -Issued by Florida or Compact State And/Or Certification Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross Work Experience and Additional Information Unit specific certifications may be required. May include but not limited to: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) STROKE National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) STABLE
Primary Location: Brooksville
Work Locations: TGH Brooksville 17240 Cortez Boulevard Brooksville 34601 Eligible for Remote Work: On Site
Job: Nursing (LPNs, RNs)
Organization: Tampa General Hospital-Hernando
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Night Job
Job Type: On Site Shift Hours: 0645 pm to 0715am
Minimum Salary: 31.55
Worksite address
brooksville, FL, 34605, US
Who can apply
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