Registered Nurse PRN Oral Surgery Procedural Clinic (PACU type role)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse applies the nursing process to plan, coordinate, and implement patient care, including patient and family education and continuity-of-care planning. The nurse communicates pertinent information to the health care team, collaborates with patients and providers to establish goals, evaluates progress, and applies interventions to support effective outcomes. The role also supports professional growth through learning activities consistent with Board of Nursing standards. This position is part of a small, growing oral surgery practice team and provides nursing care across the continuum, including pre-operative assessment and education, intra-procedure monitoring, and post-operative recovery. Additional duties include clinic nursing support, telephone triage, patient message management, care coordination, and follow-up. The position offers a Monday–Friday schedule with flexible hours; the earliest start is 0700 and the latest expected end is 1730. There are no weekends, holidays, or on-call responsibilities. The role calls for a positive, dependable, organized, adaptable, and compassionate nurse who communicates effectively, works collaboratively, and can prioritize tasks and anticipate patient and team needs. The position requires a graduate of an approved discipline-specific program, an RN license, and one year of relevant work experience.

Requirements

Registered Nurse licensure.
Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
One year of relevant work experience.
Ability to assess and evaluate patients, recognize problems, gather pertinent clinical data, and contact the appropriate provider or health care team members.
Ability to provide patient education and plan care, prioritize tasks, organize work, manage multiple assignments, and adapt to changing patient care needs.
Effective communication, collaboration, organization, dependability, adaptability, and compassionate patient care.

Responsibilities

Collaborate in establishing the plan of care and coordinate and implement care delivery across the continuum, anticipating patient care needs.
Analyze comprehensive information relevant to patient care and management to determine nursing diagnoses.
Use the nursing process to evaluate patient progress toward goals and apply appropriate interventions to support effective outcomes.
Employ strategies that promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
Conduct pre-operative patient assessments and provide patient education.
Place IVs and administer medications.
Monitor patients during procedures and provide post-operative recovery care.
Provide clinic nursing support and telephone triage.
Manage patient message baskets.
Coordinate care and conduct patient follow-up.
Communicate and collaborate with providers and multidisciplinary team members.
Engage in learning activities to support professional growth in accordance with Board of Nursing standards.