Charge Registered Nurse, Rehab, Nights, Clarksville

Job Summary

Responsible for administering and directing appropriate nursing interventions as prescribed by a qualified physician or mid-level practitioner. Responsible for effective communication and accurate documentation. Displays professional behavior in accordance with Nursing Code of Ethics and CHS philosophy of service.

Full-time, nights

• Performing the initial nursing assessment, communicating findings with the assigned physician or mid-level practitioner
• Assessing the wound stage and measurements, documenting care plans, evaluating the patient status in regards to desired outcomes
• Identifying patient care situations that require intervention
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives, providing education to the patient and/or caregiver, and serving as patient advocate in the delivery and coordination of care
• Collaborating as needed with other healthcare providers, Wound Care Center Providers, the Program Director and Medical Director regarding patient needs
• Performing other duties as required

Our Nursing Philosophy:
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. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.

• Plans and sets own objectives to deliver against responsibilities that have a direct impact on the near term results of a system or institution.
• Solves highly complex problems and recommends solutions that may have broad impact to the function.
• Viewed as the technical expert at VUMC within a professional area and a broad knowledge of other professional areas.
• Leads complex project teams; coaches and guides team members and develops strategy for project execution.

• Supporting Colleagues
  • Develops Self and Others:
    Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others.
  • Builds and Maintains Relationships:
    Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations.
  • Communicates Effectively:
    Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues.
• Delivering Excellent Services
  • Serves Others with Compassion:
    Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services.
  • Solves Complex Problems:
    Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas.
  • Offers Meaningful Advice and Support:
    Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance.
• Ensuring High Quality
  • Performs Excellent Work:
    Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plans to ensure area's quality standards are met.
  • Ensures Continuous Improvement:
    Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities.
  • Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements:
    Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance.
• Managing Resources Effectively
  • Demonstrates Accountability:
    Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles.
  • Stewards Organizational Resources:
    Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources.
  • Makes Data Driven Decisions:
    Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities.
• Fostering Innovation
  • Generates New Ideas:
    Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas.
  • Applies Technology:
    Creates the energy and…