Registered Nurse- Neuroscience Clinics (Float)- PRN Days- VUMC

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. VUMC is committed to an environment where individuals can thrive, valuing expertise, knowledge expansion, and challenging abilities. The mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. This Registered Nurse position in Neuroscience Clinics (Float) involves applying the nursing process to plan and implement patient care, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. The role requires effective communication of pertinent patient/family information to the health care team, collaboration in establishing patient goals, and evaluation of progress to ensure effective outcomes. Nurses are expected to further professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to Board of Nursing standards. VUMC's nursing philosophy emphasizes highly skilled and specialized nursing care as essential to its mission, viewing nursing as an applied art and science focused on helping people, families, and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

Requirements

LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others
Relevant Work Experience
1 year experience
Graduate of an approved discipline specific program
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for evidence to answer clinical questions (Evidence-Based Practice).
Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility (Care Planning).
Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units.
Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity.
Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty (Nursing Patient Education).
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty (Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation).
Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations.
Demonstrates sufficient acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient's primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team.
Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways.

Responsibilities

Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Provides informal guidance and support to team members.