Registered Nurse (RN) Resident, Winter 2027, Cardiac Telemetry

Prisma Health•Maryville, TN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) Resident works toward completing the Nurse Residency Program while refining nursing knowledge and skills under the direct and indirect supervision of the Clinical Education Team. The resident attends quality and core curriculum classes, participates in professional development workshops and peer support groups, and completes required clinical competencies and validations. Clinical situations, documentation, and procedures are overseen by a licensed Registered Nurse. The resident follows organizational policies and procedures, including those concerning licensure renewal, training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, patient confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration. The program is designed for new graduate nurses with less than one year of experience. It combines core clinical training with specialty-specific education, quality and safety classes, simulation labs, one-on-one skills validation, hands-on learning with clinical mentors, and ongoing professional development. Candidates must graduate at least 45 days before the cohort start date. The cohort start date is February 15, 2027. The resident gathers and records patient information, identifies patient needs and priorities, contributes to plans of care with patients and families, and provides care and education under the direct supervision of a licensed RN. The role also includes documenting care and observations, participating in quality-improvement processes, recognizing and reporting safety or care-management issues, and meeting staffing needs as assigned. All clinical skills are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse. This is a non-management position reporting to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. The position is located at Blount Memorial Hospital in the Cardiac Telemetry department and has a variable work shift.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing and graduation from an accredited nursing program approved by the State Board of Nursing.
No previous experience is required; candidates with more than 12 months of experience are not eligible.
Hold a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State, or be licensed to practice as an RN in the state where working.
Must graduate at least 45 days before the cohort start date.
A temporary or Graduate Nurse license may be accepted in lieu of RN licensure upon hire, subject to the stated diploma, authorization-to-test, NCLEX testing-date, supervision, and provisional-practice conditions.
Newly hired RNs must have an ADN or BSN degree from an accredited institution or program recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the State Board of Nursing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Attend all quality and core curriculum classes, professional development workshops, and peer support groups; complete Nurse Residency Program clinical competencies and validation requirements.
Participate in assigned clinical situations under the supervision of a licensed RN, including clinical experiences, documentation, procedures, and clinical skills.
Follow organizational policies and procedures, including requirements for licensure renewal, training, employee health screenings, time and attendance, dress code, patient confidentiality, infection control, and medication administration.
Collect patient data, complete required forms, identify patient problems and needs, set priorities, identify issues requiring referral or follow-up, interpret and record diagnostic results, and perform nursing assessments under licensed RN supervision.
Develop plans of care using the nursing process, incorporating other disciplines and continuing-care needs; include patients and families in care planning and make referrals to multidisciplinary support services under licensed RN supervision.
Provide prescribed treatments and care in accordance with accepted practice standards; explain nursing procedures, provide discharge teaching, recognize emergency situations, advocate for patients, coordinate care, evaluate care measures, and respect patient rights under licensed RN supervision.
Record care delivered and variations with rationale, make and record relevant observations, and implement nursing measures related to impending or associated problems under licensed RN supervision.
Delegate nursing care to appropriate personnel using the nursing process, integrate cost-effective measures, document unit problems, participate in quality-improvement processes, and comply with staffing and safe-working-condition expectations.
Recognize and report unsafe working conditions and inappropriate or ineffective patient-care management; resolve issues and complete written reports as appropriate.
Fulfill the unit call as assigned and adjust staffing for census and acuity under licensed RN supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.