PRN RN – TIER 3

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care within the Critical Care Unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. The RN must commit to the hours set by the Tier 3 commitment agreement. The role is PRN/occupational with variable hours and shifts. For nurses with less than one year of nursing experience, the position includes 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 new employees and students to unit routines; participating in unit-based committees and quality-improvement initiatives; demonstrating age-specific critical-care skills; and supervising LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters. The RN follows policies, procedures, and safety standards, completes annual required education, works toward goals and objectives, and performs other duties as assigned. In addition to those duties, nurses with one or more years of experience correlate patient history and support systems with hospital or nursing-home care, 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 or supervision, and demonstrate willingness to precept employees or students as directed. Preceptee clinical performance is reviewed with the 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.
Education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license and/or certification.

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 where 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 goals and objectives.
Correlate patient history and support systems with hospital or nursing-home care.
Assess patient and family learning needs; develop and initiate plans of care with them; recommend interventions; and evaluate plans of care.
Resolve moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision, when applicable.
Precept employees or students as directed and review preceptee clinical performance with the unit leader or clinical instructor.
Perform other duties as assigned.