Rapid Response Nurse

About the role

Under general supervision, following established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines, delivers nursing care to patients throughout the life span, neonatal through geriatric.

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements nursing care;
• Documents nursing assessments;
• Identifies and reports situations requiring further intervention;
• Formulates and communicates goal-directed plan of care;
• Affirms patient rights;
• Provides further nursing assessment and critical thinking to manage/intervene with patients presenting questionable or complex issues, or clinical deterioration in response to requests from direct care staff and medical staff, or from clinical concerns/observations during targeted rounds;
• Collaborates with all members of the healthcare team in regard to patient treatments, interventions and disposition according to existing policies and protocols;
• Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital and principles of quality improvement.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing;
• Licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida;
• Five years' experience as a professional nurse, including minimum two years in a critical care and/or hospital emergency department;
• Maintenance of BLS, ACLS and PALS is required upon hire.

Qualifications

• Achievement of national certification in critical care, emergency nursing or similar nursing specialty, within one year of hire is required.

Skills

• None specified

Benefits

• None specified

Pay

• Minimum Salary: $37.50

Schedule

• Full-time;
• Night shift;
• On-site work location: TGH Main Campus;
• Eligible for remote work.