PRN RN - TIER 2
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This PRN/OCC position has variable hours and shifts, and nurses must commit to the hours set by the Tier 2 commitment agreement. The role is in Ambulatory Staging at Parkwest Medical Center. For nurses with less than one year of nursing experience, duties include completing nursing histories and initiating patient education; collaborating with interdisciplinary team members; implementing and evaluating plans of care; coordinating unit and patient-care assignments with supervision; introducing employees and students to unit routines; participating in unit committees; demonstrating age-specific clinical competencies; supervising support staff; following policies and safety standards; completing annual education; and contributing to quality improvement initiatives. In addition to those duties, nurses with one or more years of experience correlate patient histories and support systems with care needs, assess patient and family learning needs, develop and initiate plans of care with patients and families, recommend interventions, evaluate care plans, resolve moderately complex issues without oversight, and precept employees or students as directed. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Must have and maintain a Tennessee State Registered Nurse license.
- Minimum experience is a new graduate within the first year of orientation.
- Must commit to working the hours set by the Tier 2 commitment agreement.
Responsibilities
- 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 when applicable.
- Introduce new employees and students to unit routines.
- Participate in unit-based committees.
- Demonstrate competence in critical skills and provide 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 with hospital or nursing-home care needs, for nurses with at least one year of experience.
- Assess patient and family learning needs and develop and initiate plans of care with them, for nurses with at least one year of experience.
- Recommend interventions and evaluate plans of care, for nurses with at least one year of experience.
- Resolve moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision, for nurses with at least one year of experience.
- Precept employees or students as directed and review the preceptee's clinical performance with the unit leader or clinical instructor, for nurses with at least one year of experience.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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