What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clin Nurse III position at Covenant Health Tennessee?
Overview
Registered Nurse, OBGYN Unit
$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for Experienced RNs
Full-time, 72 hours per pay period, Night Shift
Every other weekend, call required, rotating holidays.
LeConte Medical Center Overview:
LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our regions top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County. Were 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 Womens Center. Learn more about our amazing facility at https://www.lecontemedicalcenter.com/about-leconte-medical-center/.
As youd 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.
Department Overview:
The Dolly Parton Birthing Center at LeConte Medical Center is fully equipped with 10 LDRP beds, 9 post-partum/GYN rooms, a nursery, a 2 bed triage unit, 1 recovery room, and 1 OR Suite. This department is a family-centered birthing unit whose main goal is to provide excellent birthing experiences for patients and their families, and to promote family bonding with care and education.
Position Summary:
Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
Recruiter: Jennifer Lawless || jlawles2@covhlth.com || 423-492-5011
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.
Labor & Delivery, postpartum, or nursery experience.
Licensure Requirement:
Valid Tennessee RN license. CPR required.
RN license
