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.

This is a Full-time Days role and will share call rotation. 

Qualifications

Education

• Associate's Degree Nursing

License Issued by Florida or Compact State

• Registered Nurse

Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross

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. 

Primary Location: Arcadia

Work Location: 900 N Robert Ave, Arcadia, FL 34266

Eligible for Remote Work: On-site

Job: Surgical Services

Organization: Desoto Memorial Hospital

Scheduled Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Shift: Day + share call rotation 

Job Type: On Site

Job Posting: 09/01/2026