Registered Nurse FT Days Ortho-Spine-VUH

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse on the 6 South Spine Unit applies the nursing process to plan and implement patient care, including patient and family education and continuity-of-care planning. The nurse communicates pertinent patient and family information to the health care team, collaborates on patient goals, and evaluates progress to support effective outcomes. The role also involves ongoing professional growth through learning activities aligned with Board of Nursing standards. The position requires coordinating and implementing care delivery, anticipating patient care needs across the continuum, assessing information relevant to patient care and management, identifying nursing diagnoses, and applying interventions as patients progress toward their goals. The nurse promotes health and a safe environment. Additional duties may be assigned. The role uses foundational-level capabilities in evidence-based practice, care planning, patient education, and patient assessment and evaluation. The nurse works with occasional guidance, contributes informal guidance and support to team members, and demonstrates Vanderbilt Health’s nursing philosophy of compassionate, specialized care supporting patients, families, and communities.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
Registered Nurse licensure.
One year of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

Collaborate in establishing the plan of care and coordinate and implement care delivery across the continuum.
Anticipate patient care needs across the continuum.
Analyze comprehensive information relevant to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnoses.
Use the nursing process to evaluate patient progress toward goals and apply appropriate interventions to support effective outcomes.
Provide patient and family education and participate in continuity-of-care planning.
Communicate pertinent patient and family information to the health care team.
Collaborate in establishing patient goals and evaluate progress.
Employ strategies that promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
Engage in learning activities to further professional growth according to Board of Nursing standards.
Conduct primary care patient interviews and physical examinations, recognize problems, gather pertinent clinical data, and contact the patient's primary care provider and other healthcare team members as appropriate.
Perform routine safety checks and address quality and safety issues promptly.