RN

Covenant Health•Oak Ridge, TN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse, Heart Cath Lab, assumes direct responsibility, accountability, and authority for the nursing care of assigned patients. The nurse assesses patients’ physiological and psychosocial problems and needs, develops individualized plans of care with measurable outcomes, and ensures those plans align with the medical plan and current standards of care and practice. The position is full-time, 80 hours per pay period, on the day shift. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered to experienced candidates. The nurse makes assignments to team members using patient acuity data and remains accountable for staff under their direction. They follow hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and regulations; demonstrate infection-control practices; and collaborate with the infection-control nurse to support the safety of patients, staff, and visitors. The role also participates in orienting new personnel and assists clinical instructors with learning experiences for nursing students. Each assigned patient’s plan of care must be reviewed and/or revised and documented at least every 24 hours. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Tennessee Board of Nursing, or hold a temporary permit to practice.
Currently certified, or scheduled for certification or recertification training according to department guidelines, in the life support program(s) specific to the unit(s) worked (CPR, ACLS, NALS).
Knowledge of illness and health-problem etiology, pathophysiology, and prognosis; the nursing and management processes; current developments in nursing; and hospital functions, policies, procedures, and regulations as they relate to nursing service.
For staff caring for age-specific groups, knowledge of the biopsychosocial needs of adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients; special knowledge of pediatric and geriatric growth and development needs where applicable.
Must provide safe, efficient, competent care to the assigned customer or patient population and demonstrate competency in unit-specific functions described in the performance continuum, skill lists, and/or standards.
Cannot pose a direct threat to the health or safety of self or others.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in the department specialty.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiological and psychosocial problems and needs.
Develop an individualized nursing care plan for each patient, with goals stated as measurable outcomes.
Ensure nursing care plans are consistent with the medical plan and current accepted standards of care and practice.
Make appropriate assignments to team members using patient acuity data and maintain accountability for members under their direction.
Ensure nursing care complies with current hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and regulations.
Demonstrate infection-control principles and collaborate with the infection-control nurse to support the safety of patients, staff, and visitors.
Participate in orienting new personnel.
Assist clinical instructors in providing learning experiences for nursing students.
Review and/or revise and document each assigned patient’s plan of care at least every 24 hours.
Perform other duties as assigned.