RN

Covenant Health•Oak Ridge, TN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse, Heart Cath Lab assumes direct responsibility, accountability, and authority for the nursing care of assigned patients. The nurse assesses patients’ physiological and psychosocial needs, develops individualized plans with measurable outcomes, and ensures care is consistent with the medical plan and current standards of practice. The role includes making assignments based on patient acuity, overseeing team members under the nurse’s direction, and complying with hospital and departmental policies and regulations. The nurse also supports infection prevention, participates in staff orientation, assists clinical instructors with student learning, and documents review or revision of each assigned patient’s care plan at least every 24 hours. The position is full-time, 80 hours per pay period, on the day shift. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered for experienced candidates. The employer is Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, part of Covenant Health.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Tennessee Board of Nursing or have a temporary permit to practice.
Must be currently certified, or scheduled for certification or recertification training according to departmental guidelines, in the life-support program(s) specific to the unit(s) worked, such as CPR, ACLS, or NALS.
Must have knowledge of illness and health-problem etiology, pathophysiology, and prognosis; the nursing process; the management process; current developments in nursing; and hospital functions, policies, procedures, and regulations related to nursing service.
For staff involved in age-specific care, knowledge of the biopsychosocial needs of adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients is essential; applicable roles require special knowledge of pediatric or geriatric growth and development needs.
Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of self or others and must provide safe, efficient, competent care to the assigned customer or patient population.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the department specialty is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess and identify patients’ physiological and psychosocial problems and needs.
Develop an individualized nursing care plan for each patient with goals stated as measurable outcomes.
Ensure the nursing care plan is consistent with the medical plan and accepted current standards of care and practice.
Make appropriate assignments to team members using patient acuity data and maintain accountability for team members under the nurse’s direction.
Ensure nursing care follows current hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and regulations.
Demonstrate infection-control principles and collaborate with the infection control nurse to promote the safety of patients, staff, and visitors.
Participate in the orientation of new personnel.
Assist clinical instructors in providing learning experiences for nursing students.
Document review and/or revision of each assigned patient’s plan of care at least every 24 hours.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Provide safe, efficient, and competent care and demonstrate competency in unit-specific functions.