PRN RN – TIER 3
About The Position
The PRN Registered Nurse works in the Float Pool at Parkwest Medical Center and provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit. The RN coordinates care planning with other disciplines and must commit to the hours set by the Tier 3 commitment agreement. The role has variable hours and shifts. Responsibilities vary by experience. Nurses with less than one year of nursing experience complete nursing histories, initiate patient education, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, implement and evaluate plans of care, and coordinate unit and patient care assignments with supervision. They also help orient new employees and students, participate in unit committees and quality improvement initiatives, supervise specified support staff, maintain age-specific critical-skill competency, follow policies and safety standards, and complete required annual education. 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 independently, and precept employees or students as directed, reviewing the preceptee’s clinical performance with a unit leader or clinical instructor. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Must have and maintain a Tennessee State RN license.
- Minimum experience is listed as new graduate, within the first year of orientation.
- Education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license or certification.
Responsibilities
- Complete nursing histories and initiate patient education.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
- Implement plans of care appropriate to the diagnosis 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 on unit-based committees and in 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, and complete required annual education assignments.
- For 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; and evaluate plans of care.
- For nurses with one or more years of experience: resolve moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision, precept employees or students as directed, and review preceptee clinical performance with a unit leader or clinical instructor.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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