Registered Nurse, Freestanding ED, Night Shift, TempForce - VCH

Overview

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt Health aims to advance health and wellness through patient care, education, and research, with a commitment to an environment where all staff can thrive.

Organization: Temp Force Nursing Collab

Applies the nursing process to plan and manage care for complex patients. Recognizes learning needs and prepares individual teaching plans for patients and families, and demonstrates effective patient education. Ensures a comprehensive continuum of care in collaboration with the health care team. Demonstrates effective communication and conflict-resolution skills, ensures evidence-based care, and continuously monitors patient outcomes. Engages in professional growth through learning activities aligned with Board of Nursing standards.

Floats across entities to fulfill role requirements.

The Vanderbilt Medical Center Staffing Collaborative supports nurse staffing needs as a system-wide resource. This structure allows alternative nursing employment at VUMC, including 13-week assignments within a specific unit. The assignment includes premium pay and optional health benefits.

Short-Term Assignment Key Benefits
:

• Premium Pay - $50/hr
• Medical Insurance benefits available through Temp Force
• Assignment in the same hospital (may float between units)
• RNs typically work 36 - 40 hours per week based on unit needs

Assignment Duration: 13 weeks

Locations Available: Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital
- Clarksville, TN

Unit Available: Freestanding ED

Shifts: Night shift (6:45p-7:15a)

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):

• Registered Nurse
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS

Core

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse Required
• Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program (or equivalent experience)
• 1 year of recent ED RN experience;
  Preferred 2 or more years of recent ED RN experience

• 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 progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

• Care Planning (Novice):
  Anticipates resource needs, sets priorities, schedules activities, and organizes work within responsibility areas; adapts to changes with minimal disruption.
• Nursing Patient Education (Novice):
  Provides patient education with fundamental proficiency.
• Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice):
  Performs primary care patient interviews and examinations; gathers pertinent clinical data to aid in referral or care pathways.
• Evidence-Based Practice (Novice):
  Searches for clinical evidence; generally works under supervision.

Organizational impact: executes responsibilities with awareness of how output affects related areas. Problem solving and complexity: analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of knowledge: developed through professional experience. Team interaction: provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Supporting Colleagues:
Develops self and others; builds relationships; communicates effectively. Delivering Excellent Services:
Serves others with compassion; solves complex problems; offers meaningful advice and support. Ensuring High Quality:
Performs excellent work; ensures continuous improvement; fulfills safety and regulatory requirements. Managing…