Clin Nurse Iii-Clinic

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As a member of Covenant Health and Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Thompson Oncology Group is part of the region’s largest cancer‑fighting network. We have more imaging centers, board‑certified physicians and surgeons, and cancer and radiation centers closer to where you call home. All Thompson Oncology Group practices are committed to excellence and ongoing quality improvement.

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

• 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 enables resolution of complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.
• Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills appropriate to age‑specific needs of the population served.
• Leads process improvement initiatives in own unit or participates 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.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

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: Valid Tennessee RN license. Yearly infection control, fire, safety and CPR in services are required.

Continuing

Education:

Twenty (20) hours required annually (10 to enhance clinical expertise); or Fifteen (15) hours required annually plus ACLS certification; or Ten (10) hours required annually plus specialty certification; or Ten (10) hours required annually plus ACLS instructor.

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