PRN RN - TIER 1

Covenant Health•Morristown, TN

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. The position is in the Critical Care Unit and requires RNs to commit to the hours specified in the Tier 1 commitment agreement. This is a PRN/occasional position with variable hours per pay period and varied shifts. For nurses with less than one year of nursing experience, duties include completing nursing histories and initiating patient education; collaborating with interdisciplinary team members; implementing and evaluating the plan of care; coordinating unit and patient-care assignments with supervision; introducing new employees and students to unit routines; participating in unit-based committees and quality improvement; demonstrating age-specific critical-care skills; supervising support staff; and following policies, procedures, safety standards, and annual education requirements. RNs 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 care plans with patients and families, recommend interventions, evaluate care plans, resolve moderately complex issues without supervision, and precept employees or students as directed.

Requirements

Must have and maintain a Tennessee State RN license.
Minimum experience: new graduate, within the first year of orientation.
Must commit to working the hours set by the Tier 1 commitment agreement.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinate care planning with other disciplines.
Complete nursing histories and initiate patient education.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
Implement the plan 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 in unit-based committees and 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 goals and objectives.
For RNs with one or more years of experience: correlate patient history and support systems within hospital or nursing-home care; assess patient and family learning needs; develop and initiate plans of care with patients and families; recommend interventions; evaluate plans of care; resolve moderately complex issues without oversight; and precept employees or students as directed.
Perform other duties as assigned.