Premium Pay $75/hr Registered Nurse, Pulmonary ICU, Day or Night Shift, TempForce - VUH

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse applies the nursing process to plan and manage care for complex patients, recognizes learning needs, prepares individualized patient and family teaching plans, and provides effective education to patients and peers. The nurse collaborates with the health care team to ensure continuity of care, communicates effectively, resolves conflicts, delivers evidence-based care, monitors outcomes, and pursues professional growth consistent with Board of Nursing standards. The role may require floating across entities. This is a temporary, full-time assignment through Vanderbilt’s Nursing Staffing Collaborative, which provides system-wide staffing support through 13-week assignments (the listed assignment length is 13–26 weeks). The position is in the Pulmonary ICU at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, and requires willingness to float to Stepdown. RNs typically work 36–40 hours per week based on unit needs, covering the shifts most needed by the unit. Assignments may require weekends and holidays. Shift options are 7 a.m.–7 p.m. at $65 per hour or 7 p.m.–7 a.m. at $75 per hour. Medical insurance benefits are available through TempForce; the posting also describes optional health benefits.

Requirements

Registered Nurse qualification and Tennessee RN licensure.
Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program, or equivalent experience.
BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
One year of recent ICU RN experience is listed as a minimum requirement.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of recent ICU RN experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate in establishing the plan of care, coordinate and implement care delivery, and anticipate patient care needs across the continuum.
Analyze information pertinent to patient care and management to determine nursing diagnoses.
Use the nursing process to evaluate progress toward goals and apply appropriate interventions to achieve effective outcomes.
Promote health and maintain a safe and healthy environment.
Provide patient and family education and prepare individual teaching plans.
Collaborate with the health care team to ensure continuity of care.
Monitor patient outcomes and provide evidence-based care.
Float across entities as needed and be willing to float to Stepdown.