PRN RN – TIER 3

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The PRN Registered Nurse works in the Critical Care Unit at Parkwest Medical Center, providing professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinating care planning with other disciplines. Nurses in this position must commit to the hours set by the Tier 3 commitment agreement. The role is PRN/occasional with variable hours and shifts. For nurses with less than one year of nursing experience, duties include completing nursing histories, initiating patient education, collaborating with interdisciplinary team members, implementing and evaluating care plans, coordinating unit and patient assignments with supervision, orienting new employees and students to unit routines, participating in unit committees, demonstrating age-specific critical-care competencies, supervising designated support staff, following policies and safety standards, completing annual education, and participating in quality-improvement initiatives as requested. Nurses with one or more years of experience also 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, and demonstrate willingness to precept employees or students as directed.

Requirements

Must have and maintain a Tennessee State RN license.
Minimum experience stated: new graduate, within the first year of orientation.
Education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license and/or certification.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinate care planning with other disciplines.
Commit to working the hours specified in the Tier 3 commitment agreement.
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.
Introduce new employees and students to unit routines.
Participate on unit-based committees.
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; work toward goals and objectives; and participate in quality-improvement initiatives as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.
For nurses with at least one year of experience: correlate patient history and support systems within hospital or nursing-home care.
For nurses with at least one year of experience: assess patient and family learning needs; develop and initiate plans of care with them; recommend interventions; and evaluate care plans.
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 clinical performance with the unit leader or clinical instructor.