CLIN NURSE III

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This role requires clinical expertise to independently resolve complex patient, management, and physician problems. The nurse also supports unit improvement, employee development, and supervision of designated staff. The position is with the Surgery service at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, a 444-bed hospital offering specialized services including bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care. The role is full-time, with 80 hours per pay period and variable shifts.

Requirements

Minimum of three years of professional experience.
Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure.
CPR required.
Education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license and/or certification; no specific minimum education is specified.

Responsibilities

Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care or nursing home care.
Assesses the needs of patients and families.
Develops and initiates plans of care in collaboration with patients and families.
Recommends interventions and evaluates plans of care.
Resolves complex patient, management, and physician problems without supervision.
Delivers care appropriate to the age-specific needs of the population served.
Leads process-improvement initiatives in the unit or participates on facility teams.
Precepts new employees or students, or attends a formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept; reviews preceptee clinical performance with the unit leader or clinical instructor.
Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
Contributes to the development and evaluation of the unit orientation program.
Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards; completes required annual education assignments; works toward goals and objectives; and participates in quality-improvement initiatives as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.