CLIN NURSE III

Covenant Health•Morristown, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurse, General Medical Unit. This is a Full Time position with 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift. A $15K Sign-on bonus is available for experienced candidates. The role may require working some days, nights, weekends and holidays at the discretion of the nurse manager. Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System is a 167-licensed-bed hospital with 23 emergency suites, offering outstanding ancillary services including Laboratory, Radiology and Therapy services. The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence provides annual mammograms, biopsies, and nurse navigator support. The Women’s Center features six newly remodeled labor and delivery suites and a secure nursery. The facility serves an eight-county region and is equipped with modern technologies and expert staff to provide the best possible patient care. The position provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines.

Requirements

Must have and maintain Tennessee RN license and CPR.

Nice To Haves

Clinical expertise and knowledge is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.
Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept.

Responsibilities

Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care.
Assesses needs of patient and family.
Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family.
Recommends interventions.
Evaluates plan of care.
Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate in facility team.
Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor.
Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program.
Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.