Vanderbilt Health-posted about 2 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Nashville, TN
5,001-10,000 employees
Hospitals

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. We are seeking a dedicated professional to advance neonatal care in a Level IV NICU. Responsibilities include reviewing and developing evidence-based nursing practice policies, driving quality improvement initiatives, assessing equipment, and supporting multidisciplinary teams to ensure best practices. This role does not involve direct patient care, but focuses on enhancing neonatal care standards and understanding the complexities of Level IV NICU services.

  • Acts as an internal and external consultant and liaison to promote agreed upon clinical enterprise or Patient Care Center goals.
  • reviews nursing care plans for selected patients and serves as a resource to the nursing staff
  • teaches and models new skills/care modalities for the health care team
  • serves as a mentor to nursing staff on clinical, professional and research practices that support high quality, satisfying and cost beneficial care across the continuum.
  • Fosters individual and corporate staff development in the area of specialty
  • directs and/or conducts needs assessments for individuals or groups
  • develops, coordinates, implements and evaluates orientation and continuing education systems
  • Participates in scholarly and/or research activities in area of expertise.
  • maintains current knowledge of professional literature
  • conducts, coordinates or participates in research studies
  • writes for publication
  • teaches, precepts or mentors nursing students
  • participates in community projects
  • Assists in designing tools and systems to facilitate and optimize nursing care.
  • uses continuous improvement techniques (Plan, Do, Study, Act) to select or target areas/processes for improvement
  • mentors others in the continuous improvement cycle
  • shares results of process improvement with others on a timely basis either through verbal or written presentations
  • Provides expert nursing care to selected patients in area of specialty.
  • plans and manages patient care
  • provides patient and family education
  • prepares patient for the next level of care
  • addresses problems
  • communicates/collaborates effectively to meet patient and team goals
  • Under the direction of the PCC Administrative Director, participates in program development.
  • coordinates or directs program development
  • implements program(s)
  • evaluates program results and processes
  • LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-OthersLicensure-Others
  • Relevant Work Experience
  • 2 years
  • Master's
  • Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
  • Dental and /or vision plan
  • 403 (b) retirement plan
  • Paid Time off (flex PTO)
  • Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
  • Short-Long term disability
  • Subsidized backup childcare
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