Overview

　　Registered Nurse, Heart Lung Vascular

　　$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for experienced RNs

　　Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift

　　(12hr shifts; 3 shifts per week; 6:30p-7:00a; some major and minor holidays; 3 week ends per 6 week schedule)

　　Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is an award-winning, certified, and accredited facility with 541 beds. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, Fort Sanders offers state-of-the art care that maximizes recovery from stroke. We are also the region’s leader in technology in areas such as bariatric surgery, robotic surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. Our door-to-balloon times for heart attack patients are below the national average, and our hip fracture center offers advanced diagnosis, surgery and recovery procedures for hip patients.

　　Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a member of Covenant Health (https://www.covenanthealth.com/) , a locally-owned, non-profit health system based in Knoxville, TN, with a “patient-focused” culture. It has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as its 2020 “Best-in-State-Employer” (https://www.covenanthealth.com/best-employers-in-tennessee-2020-forbes/) for Tennessee. The CEO of our company, Jim VanderSteeg, attends every new employee orientation and will ask you to sign our pledge of excellence to always put patients first, strive for excellence in everything we do, and make Covenant Health the first and best choice for patients in our region. As you’d expect, we offer our employees a robust benefits package (https://www.covenantcareers.com/benefits) , including: offering unmatched medical insurance, tuition reimbursement; student loan repayment assistance, certification bonuses; leadership and professional development programs; an employer-matched 401(k); and a generous Combined Time Off (CTO) program.

　　Position Summary:

　　Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.

　　For more information on this position or others contact: Erica Young || [email protected] || 865-374-5404

　　Responsibilities

　　Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care.

　　Assesses learning needs of patient and family.

　　Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family.

　　Recommends interventions.

　　Evaluates plan of care.

　　Resolves problems regarding moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision.

　　Demonstrates willingness to precept employees/students as directed. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor.

　　Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.

　　Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.

　　Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

　　Performs other duties as assigned.

　　Qualifications

　　Minimum Education:

　　None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

　　Minimum Experience:

　　Must possess at least one (1) year of professional nursing experience.

　　Licensure Requirement:

　　Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required.

　　RN license

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　　Job Title Clin Nurse II

　　ID 3912087

　　Facility Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

　　Department Name HEART-LUNG-VASCULAR