Overview

　　Registered Nurse, Ortho-Neuro Unit

　　PRN/OCC, Hours vary, Night Shift

　　Parkwest Overview:

　　Parkwest is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top performing heart hospital. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. For 2020-21 Parkwest received recognition from U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/tn/parkwest-medical-center-6520530) as one of the “Top 10” hospitals in Tennessee.

　　Ortho-Neuro Unit:

　　Parkwest’s 3 Dogwood houses our Orthopedic Center of Excellence and Bariatric Center of Excellence. It consists of 36 beds inside our most recent expansion, the Dogwood Tower, which opened in December 2019. 3 Dogwood is a fast-paced unit that treats post-surgical joint replacements, spine interventions, and bariatric surgical patients.

　　A typical day on this unit may include pain management and drain monitoring to mobilizing a patient day-of surgery and sending them home! Parkwest’s orthopedic and spine program have been recognized both nationally and regionally for excellent outcomes and outstanding quality. The most engaging part about 3 Dogwood is the teamwork. Nurses on our orthopedic-spine, bariatric unit are members of an integral team of health professionals including RNs, LPNs, SNAs, CNAs, HUCs, PTs, OTs and Clinical Dietitians. As a unit, they all work very closely together to make the patients their number one focus and to provide excellent patient care and outcomes.

　　We utilize a preferred self-scheduling module that covers a six week period to allow for flexibility. Staff rotate every other major holiday and weekend. 3 Dogwood welcome’s staff members of varying experiences, from new graduates to the experienced healthcare professional. We have a supportive environment and orientation is tailored to your needs. Come join our amazing team on 3 Dogwood!

　　Position Summary:

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

　　Recruiter: Angelica Adams || [email protected] || 865-373-1106

　　Responsibilities

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

　　Assesses needs of patient and family.

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

　　Recommends interventions.

　　Evaluates plan of care.

　　Clinical expertise and knowledge is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.

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

　　Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate in facility team.

　　Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor.

　　Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.

　　Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program.

　　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:

　　Minimum of three (3) years professional experience.

　　Licensure Requirement:

　　Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required

　　RN license

　　RN License

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　　Job Title CLIN NURSE III

　　ID 3922630

　　Facility Parkwest Medical Center

　　Department Name ORTHO-NEURO UNIT