Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit Clarksville

Job Overview

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center located in Nashville, Tennessee, operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. VUMC is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

VCH Step Down

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

Full-time (36 hours/week), days (6:45 a.m.–6:45 p.m.)

The Stepdown unit is a 21-bed hardwired telemetry unit that focuses on acutely ill but stable patients requiring closer monitoring. Patients include cardiac, vascular, and medical diagnoses such as cardiac arrhythmias, bedside cardioversions, titrated medications, oxygenation management, withdrawal, sepsis, stroke, and post‑operative care.

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

• Patient assessment and evaluation (home care novice):
  Provides safe, thorough, and effective physician‑ordered care in the home setting, includes patient interviews, safety assessment, and comprehensive physical assessment.
• Nursing patient education (novice):
  Provides patient education in moderate difficulty settings.
• Care planning (novice):
  Anticipates resource needs, prioritizes tasks, coordinates activities, and adapts to changes.
• Evidence‑based nutrition practice (novice):
  Searches for nutrition evidence to answer clinical questions under direction of others.

• BLS, ACLS, NIH

8‑12 week orientation based on nursing experience.

• Licensure:
  Registered Nurse (LIC)
• Experience Level: Less than 1 year
• Education:
  
  Graduate of an approved discipline‑specific program

• 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‑ and long‑term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE / Vets / Disabled.