Prn RN - Tier 1
About The Position
Provides professional nursing care in the Emergency Room and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This is a PRN/occasional position with variable hours and shifts. RNs must commit to working the hours specified in the Tier 1 commitment agreement. Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital and a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center. It is part of Covenant Health, a nonprofit health system with nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations. Nurses with less than one year of nursing experience complete nursing histories, initiate patient education, collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, implement and evaluate care plans, and coordinate unit and patient-care assignments with supervision. They introduce new employees and students to unit routines, participate in committees and quality improvement, demonstrate age-specific clinical competencies, supervise designated support staff, follow safety standards, and complete required annual education. In addition to these duties, nurses with one or more years of experience correlate patient history and support systems with care needs, assess patient and family learning needs, develop and initiate care plans with patients and families, recommend interventions, evaluate care plans, resolve moderately complex issues independently, and may precept employees or students and review their clinical performance with a unit leader or clinical instructor.
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 1 commitment agreement.
Responsibilities
- Complete nursing histories and initiate patient education.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
- Implement and evaluate plans of care appropriate to patients’ diagnoses.
- 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 and quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- 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 and work toward established goals and objectives.
- 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.
- Demonstrate willingness to precept employees or students as directed and review preceptee performance with a unit leader or clinical instructor.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Covenant Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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