Graduate Nurse Associate

Overview

Graduate Nurse Associate, Step-down Unit

Full Time, 72 hours per pay period, Day shifts

Parkwest Overview:

Headquartered in Knoxville, Covenant Health is a community‑owned integrated healthcare delivery system and the area’s largest employer.

Parkwest is Covenant Health’s and West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top‑performing heart hospital, offering our patients world‑class treatment with all the convenience and warmth of home.

In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award‑winning care throughout our facility. For 2020‑21, Parkwest received recognition from U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Top 10” hospitals in Tennessee.

Parkwest is located in East Tennessee, the third largest in the state, well known for its proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and is the home of the University of Tennessee. Living in Knoxville means experiencing all four seasons. Best of all, each of them is pretty mild!

Combine all that with the abundant natural beauty of the surrounding mountains, and you have a city that truly offers something for everyone. Knoxville has a vibrant arts culture, seasonal festivals, top‑notch foodie and incredible outdoor recreation. It’s a perfect blend of big‑city amenities and Southern charm.

2 Montvue, Step-down Unit:

2 Montvue is Parkwest’s Medical Step-Down Unit that serves patients requiring step‑down status due to higher acuity conditions and the need for increased monitoring. Patient diagnoses include respiratory failure, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleed, arrhythmias, hypertensive urgency, electrolyte imbalance, NSTEMI, pulmonary embolus, altered mental status, seizures, substance withdrawal, and strokes and other diagnosis requiring increased care.

The Step-down Unit accepts patients on a variety of intravenous drips that require titrations and frequent monitoring of vital signs, as well as tracheostomy ventilator patients. The unit provides patients with nursing care, medical monitoring, and an array of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Bed side report and daily rounding with a multidisciplinary team allow for excellent patient care.

You will find an energetic team made up of Registered Nurses, Patient Care Assistants and Health Unit Coordinators who are team oriented, morale boosters and have been deemed by students as “The most welcoming unit”. The Medical Step-down unit uses a modified six‑week self‑scheduling model with an every other weekend requirement.

If you are looking for a higher acuity unit, love working in a fun team environment, 2 Montvue, Medical Step-down is the place for you!

Position Summary
:

This position is designed to facilitate the transition upcoming graduates of an accredited nursing program into the workforce. Performs a wide variety of patient care activities and supportive services under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN).

• Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills (appropriate delegation grid competency checklist) to include appropriate delivery of care according to age‑specific needs of the population served.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, height and intake‑output measurements. Documents oxygen saturation if patient is connected to continuous pulse oximetry.
• Employs all established infection control policies including standard precautions, transmission‑based isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures and proper body mechanic in performance of job.
• Completes designated patient care activities and provides for patient comfort and privacy.
• Identifies and assists patients that need assistance with nutrition and/or hydration.
• If trained and competency…