PRN RN - TIER 2

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This PRN/occasional Labor and Delivery role has variable hours and shifts. Nurses must commit to working the hours specified in the Tier 2 commitment agreement. For nurses with less than one year of nursing experience, the role includes completing nursing histories, initiating patient education, collaborating with interdisciplinary team members, implementing and evaluating plans of care, coordinating unit and patient care assignments with supervision, and introducing new employees and students to unit routines. Nurses also participate in unit committees and quality improvement initiatives, demonstrate competence in age-specific critical skills, supervise designated support staff, follow policies and safety standards, complete annual education assignments, and work toward established goals and objectives. In addition to those duties, nurses with one or more years of experience correlate patient history and support systems with the care setting, assess patient and family learning needs, develop and initiate care plans with patients and families, recommend interventions, evaluate care plans, and resolve moderately complex problems without oversight. They may also precept employees or students as directed and review the preceptee’s clinical performance with a unit leader or clinical instructor. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Must have and maintain a Tennessee State RN license.
Minimum experience listed: new graduate, within the first year of orientation.
Education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license and/or certification.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinate care planning with other disciplines.
Commit to working hours set by the Tier 2 commitment agreement.
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 where applicable.
Introduce new employees and students to unit routines.
Participate on unit-based committees and in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
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, and complete required annual education assignments.
Work toward achieving goals and objectives.
For nurses with one or more years of experience: correlate patient history and support systems with the care setting; assess patient and family learning needs; develop and initiate plans of care with patients and families; recommend interventions; evaluate plans of care; and resolve moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision.
Demonstrate willingness to precept employees or students as directed and review preceptee clinical performance with a unit leader or clinical instructor.
Perform other duties as assigned.