clin nurse iii - Pigeon Forge, TN , USA, United States - Covenant Health Inc.

Description

Overview

Registered Nurse, Critical Care

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for experienced RNs

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our region's top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County.

We're a full-service, not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community. LeConte offers a full range of health services, including top-tier specialists, a modern ER, and a beautiful Women's Center. Learn more about our amazing facility

As you'd expect, we offer our employees a robust benefits package, including:

• 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 . red Nurs e, Nurse

Critical Care Unit

The Critical Care Unit at LeConte Medical Center is comprised of an 8-bed ICU wing and 8 bed IMC (step-down) wing.

With small nurse to patient ratios, our staff is able to give our critically ill patients the best possible care.

The staff strives to create a warm and welcoming team environment that cultivates healing for the patients and their families, and each other.

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


Recruiter:
Jennifer Lawless || ||

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.2 years of critical care expereince preferred.


Licensure Requirement:
Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN license. CPR required.
ACLS preferred.

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Job Title Clin Nurse III


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Facility LeConte Medical Center

Department Name CRITICAL CARE UNIT