Clin Nurse III

Covenant Health Inc. • Knoxville, TN • 5d ago

Overview

Registered Nurse, Surgery

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Fort Sanders Regional Overview:

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is an award-winning, certified, and accredited facility with 468 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.

Department Overview:

Fort Sanders Regional's extensive surgical capabilities are transforming the surgery experience for patients in East Tennessee. From the area's first robotically-assisted surgery system, image-guided brain and spinal cord procedures, to our hybrid operating room, Fort Sanders Regional provides patients more options and the best surgical technology available. We also offer traditional surgical options including advanced laparoscopy and day surgery procedures.

The Surgery department at Fort Sanders Regional consists of 17 operating rooms where over 10,000 procedures are performed each year. Our surgical specialties include bariatrics, cardiothoracic, colon/rectal, orthopedics, plastics, vascular, sinus, neuro, and surgical oncology.

Our staff consists of RNs, Certified Surgical Technologists, and Peri-Op / Anesthesia Techs who work together at all times to provide exceptional patient outcomes. Nurses in surgery work very closely with physicians to ensure our patients are safe. We have a supportive environment and an orientation tailored to your needs.

If you are passionate about putting patients first, are a great team player, and have exceptional organization skills, apply for a surgery position today!

Position Summary:

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

Recruiter:Lacey Spoon ||Lspoon2@covhlth.com|| 865-374-5404

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

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Job Title Clin Nurse III

ID 4308020

Facility Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

Department Name SURGERY

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