Lpn - Tgh General Surgeons Of The Palm Beaches

Facility Profile

TGH is the area’s only level I trauma center and one of just two ABA-verified adult & pediatric burn centers in Florida. With five medical helicopters*, we transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. The hospital is home to one of the busiest solid organ transplant centers in the country. TGH is a nationally designated comprehensive stroke center, and has a 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. Other outstanding centers include cardiovascular, orthopedics, high-risk and normal obstetrics, urology, ENT, endocrinology, and the Children’s Medical Center, which features a nine-bed pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric kidney transplant services. As the region’s leading safety net hospital, Tampa General is committed to providing area residents with world-class and compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services.
Tampa General Hospital was named the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report, 2020-2021, and recognized as one of America's Best Hospital's in five medical specialties: Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, and Orthopedics. Tampa General Hospital has been designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest recognition for nursing excellence, for the fourth consecutive time – an accomplishment that fewer than one percent of hospitals nationwide have earned. TGH is accredited by The Joint Commission and was awarded disease-specific certification in five medical specialties. TGH is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). *Air transport provided by Metro Aviation, Inc.

Job Summary

The Office Nurse- LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) provides technical nursing and performs selected acts which include administration of treatments and medications, the promotion of wellness, the maintenance of health and the prevention of illness of others, under the direction of an Office Nurse. Documents nursing interventions, identifies and reports situations requiring intervention. The Office Nurse-LPN is accountable for his/her own acts. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the values of Tampa General Hospital and the principles of FOCUS-PDCA

Required Skills

Graduate of an accredited practical nurse school; Florida licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Completion of an Intravenous Therapy class of at least 30 hours of post-graduate teaching in accordance with the Florida State Board of Nursing chapter 595-12 prior to hire.

Up to 50% travel with Phyician within the Palm Beaches area will be required. Mileage requirements will be provided.