RN Main ER - Mids

Organization

VCH Emergency Room - Main

Responsible for planning, organizing, and administering patient care within the scope of his/her training and expertise, collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes is met. This is done in conjunction with the objectives and policies of the hospital and the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Tennessee.

• Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
• Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient’s care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient’s progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

• NURSING PATIENT ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION HOME CARE (NOVICE):
  The RN Home Care works autonomously to provide safe, thorough and effective physician‑ordered care in the home setting, conducting primary care patient interviews, assessing the safety of the home environment and performing a comprehensive physical assessment. The RN Home Care demonstrates appropriate acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and contact the patient’s primary care provider.
• Nursing Patient Education (Novice):
  Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Care Planning (Novice):
  Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
• Evidence‑Based Nutrition Practice (Novice):
  Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for nutrition evidence to answer clinical questions, generally working under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. Nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well‑being.

• Affordable high‑quality health plan options
• Dental and/or vision plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Paid time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short‑/long‑term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...
  Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!

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Organizational Impact:
Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work:
Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge:
Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction:
Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Supporting Colleagues – Develops Self and Others:
Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas. Builds and Maintains Relationships:
Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships. Communicates Effectively:
Recognizes group interactions and modifies one’s own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:
Serves…