PRN RN - TIER 1
About The Position
Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System is a 170-bed hospital serving an eight-county region in East Tennessee’s Lakeway Area. The facility offers emergency, laboratory, radiology, therapy, breast imaging, and women’s health services. The organization continues to develop services, attract physicians, and embrace innovation to improve quality of life in the community. The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This PRN/occasional role has variable hours per pay period and varied shifts. Nurses must commit to the hours established by the Tier 1 commitment agreement.
Requirements
- Must have and maintain a Tennessee State RN license.
- Minimum experience: new graduate, within the first year of orientation.
- Education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license or certification.
Responsibilities
- Complete nursing histories and initiate patient education.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
- Implement plans of care appropriate to diagnoses and evaluate care outcomes.
- Problem-solve and coordinate unit and patient care assignments, with supervision for nurses with less than one year of nursing experience.
- Introduce new employees and students to unit routines.
- Participate on unit-based committees.
- Demonstrate competence in critical skills and deliver care appropriate to the age-specific needs of the population served.
- Supervise LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
- Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards; complete required annual education assignments; work toward goals and objectives; and participate in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- For nurses with one or more years of experience: correlate patient history and support systems within hospital or nursing home care.
- For nurses with one or more years of experience: assess patient and family learning needs; develop and initiate plans of care involving the patient and family; recommend interventions; and evaluate plans of care.
- For nurses with one or more years of experience: resolve moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision.
- For nurses with one or more years of experience: demonstrate willingness to precept employees or students as directed and review preceptee clinical performance with the unit leader or clinical instructor.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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