Registered Nurse - Dialysis - FT

Williamson Health•Franklin, TN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers patient care across applicable hospital settings and patient populations, including adult and pediatric medical/surgical care, critical care, oncology, and adult and pediatric emergency care. The nurse assesses patients, plans and implements individualized care, provides teaching and discharge planning, administers medications and treatments safely, documents care, and reassesses patients to update the plan of care. The role also includes charge responsibilities, staff assignments and development, maintaining a therapeutic environment, and completing assigned communications and special assignments. The position requires the ability to work well under pressure, function dependently and independently, and apply nursing knowledge flexibly in a variety of settings. Nurses must communicate verbally and legibly in English, and maintain professional and orderly work areas and personal appearance.

Requirements

Earned a nursing diploma or degree from a college or university.
Licensed in the State of Tennessee.
BLS certification within 90 days of hire.
Able to communicate verbally and legibly in English.
Able to work well under pressure and function dependently and independently.
Able to apply basic nursing knowledge flexibly across a variety of settings.
Able to stand and work for up to twelve hours a day.
Able to lift, with assistance, up to 250 pounds.

Nice To Haves

For Adult Emergency Room: At least one year of emergency experience preferred.
For Adult Emergency Room: TNCC preferred.
For Pediatric Medical Surgical: At least one year of pediatric in-hospital experience preferred.
For Pediatric Emergency Room: At least one year of pediatric emergency experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive patient assessments within the appropriate time after admission, using observation, communication, examination, and information from patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Develop individualized care plans that identify patient needs, nursing diagnoses, standards of care, interventions, and attainable outcomes.
Plan patient teaching, discharge, and post-discharge needs as appropriate for the patient population.
Independently perform treatments and procedures and use equipment appropriate to the assigned area, following policies, procedures, and competency requirements.
Handle, transport, store, prepare, and administer medications and solutions safely and in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
Document patient care accurately and in a timely manner.
Reassess patient conditions, evaluate responses to care, and modify plans of care promptly as needed.
Accept charge responsibilities and assign staff based on patient condition, care requirements, acuity, and complexity.
Facilitate staff development.
Maintain a healing and therapeutic environment for patients and families.
Maintain position-specific qualifications.
Complete assigned communications and special assignments.
Maintain work areas and personal appearance in a professional, clean, and orderly manner.