RN

Covenant Health•Oak Ridge, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Family Birthing Center assumes direct responsibility, accountability, and authority for the nursing care of assigned patients. The nurse assesses patient needs, develops and maintains individualized nursing care plans, coordinates care with the medical plan, and ensures that care follows accepted standards and applicable hospital and departmental requirements. The role also includes assigning work to team members, supporting infection control and patient safety, participating in staff orientation, and assisting with nursing student learning experiences. This is a PRN/OCC position with variable shifts at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, part of Covenant Health. The role requires graduation from an accredited nursing school and current Tennessee RN licensure or a temporary permit to practice. Previous experience in the department specialty is preferred, with four years of LDRP experience preferred. Unit-specific life support certification or training, such as CPR, ACLS, or NALS, is required according to department guidelines.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Tennessee Board of Nursing, or holding a temporary permit to practice.
Currently certified, scheduled for certification, or scheduled for recertification training in life-support programs specific to the unit(s), such as CPR, ACLS, or NALS, according to department guidelines.
Knowledge of illness and health-problem etiology, pathophysiology, and prognosis; the nursing and management processes; current nursing developments; and hospital functions, policies, procedures, and regulations related to nursing service.
For staff caring for age-specific groups, knowledge of the biopsychosocial needs of adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients; specialized knowledge of pediatric or geriatric growth and development needs where applicable.
Ability to provide safe, efficient, and competent care and demonstrate competency in unit-specific functions.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the department specialty.
Four years of experience in an LDRP setting.

Responsibilities

Assess and identify patients’ physiological and psychosocial problems and needs.
Develop an individualized nursing care plan for each patient with goals expressed as measurable outcomes.
Ensure the nursing care plan is consistent with the medical plan and accepted current standards of care and practice.
Assign appropriate duties to team members using patient acuity data and remain accountable for team members under the nurse’s direction.
Ensure nursing care complies with 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 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.
Provide safe, efficient, competent care to the assigned customer or patient population and demonstrate competency in unit-specific functions.