Prn RN - Tier 3
About The Position
Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. RNs in this position must commit to the hours specified in the Tier 3 commitment agreement. The role is PRN/OCC, with variable hours per pay period on the day shift, at Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, Tennessee. Fort Loudoun Medical Center is part of Covenant Health and serves Loudon County and surrounding communities. The 87,000-square-foot hospital has more than 200 physicians across 29 specialties and provides emergency care, surgery, specialized treatments, and diagnostic services. Its technology includes MRI, CT, ultrasound, diagnostic X-rays, women’s imaging, and nuclear medicine. The role’s duties vary by experience. Nurses with less than one year of nursing experience provide foundational nursing care, coordinate with the interdisciplinary team, and work with supervision on unit and patient-care assignments. Nurses with one or more years of experience additionally take on more independent assessment, care-planning, problem-solving, and precepting responsibilities.
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; no specific minimum education is specified.
- Must commit to the hours set by the Tier 3 commitment agreement.
Responsibilities
- Complete nursing history and initiate patient education (less than one year of nursing experience).
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
- Implement a plan of care appropriate to the diagnosis.
- Evaluate care outcomes and the plan of care.
- Problem-solve and coordinate unit and patient-care assignments, with supervision for nurses with less than one year of nursing experience.
- 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 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 and work toward achieving goals and objectives.
- For nurses with one or more years of experience, correlate patient history and support systems within hospital or nursing-home care.
- Assess the learning needs of patients and families.
- Develop and initiate a plan of care involving the patient and family; recommend interventions and evaluate the plan.
- Resolve moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision (nurses with one or more years of experience).
- Demonstrate willingness to precept employees and students as directed, and review the preceptee’s clinical performance with the unit leader or clinical instructor.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
