Prn RN - Tier 3

Covenant Health • Tazewell, TN

2d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care within an assigned medical-surgical unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This PRN/occasional role has variable hours and shifts, and nurses must commit to the hours set by the Tier 3 commitment agreement.

Claiborne Medical Center, a member of Covenant Health, provides services including emergency care, general and orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, and diagnostic services. The center also provides skilled and long-term care through Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Responsibilities vary by experience. RNs with less than one year of nursing experience perform core nursing, care coordination, patient education, evaluation, and unit-support duties with supervision. RNs with one or more years of experience also assess patient and family learning needs, develop care plans with them, recommend interventions, resolve moderately complex issues independently, and precept employees or students as directed.

Requirements

• Must have and maintain a Tennessee State RN license.
• Minimum experience listed: new graduate, within the first year of orientation.
• Must commit to working the hours set by the Tier 3 commitment agreement.

Responsibilities

• Complete nursing history and initiate patient education.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
• Implement a plan of care appropriate to the diagnosis and evaluate care outcomes.
• Problem-solve and coordinate unit and patient care assignments, with supervision.
• 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.
• Correlate patient history and support systems within hospital or nursing home care (for RNs with one or more years of experience).
• Assess patient and family learning needs; develop and initiate a plan of care involving them; recommend interventions; and evaluate the plan of care (for RNs with one or more years of experience).
• Resolve problems involving moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision (for RNs with one or more years of experience).
• Demonstrate willingness to precept employees and students as directed, and review the preceptee's clinical performance with the unit leader or clinical instructor (for RNs with one or more years of experience).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed