Registered Nurse. Medicine Stepdown, Full Time Days

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. Your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

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MCJCHV Cohort 40

Applies the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards.

Although our patient population serves adults, we are located on the 14th floor of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital  environment on our unit is friendly, focused on teamwork, and flexible to accommodate our patients’ needs. We care for adult patients 18 and older who are being treated for various medical diagnoses, including pulmonary, renal, hepatology, endocrine, and post‑procedural patients. Some of our patient population requires knowledge of wound care as well as care of patients on continuous medication drips, including insulin.

This is a full‑time day shift position. The shift is 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, three times per week for a total of 36 hours per week, including some weekends.

• 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’s progress toward goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe, healthy environment.

The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

• Care Planning (Novice):
  Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Handles multiple assignments simultaneously by prioritizing into manageable units and adapts to changes in patient care with minimal disruption.
• Nursing Patient Education (Novice):
  Provides fundamental proficiency in patient education for moderate‑difficulty practical situations.
• Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice):
  Demonstrates ability to assess and evaluate patients, conduct primary care interviews and physical examinations, recognize problems, and gather clinical data for referral, treatment, or other pathways.
• Evidence‑Based Practice (Novice):
  Searches for evidence to answer clinical questions and works under the direction of others to accomplish assignments.

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. Nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well‑being. As an employee, you make a difference to patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.

• 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
• Inpatient nursing supplemental pay program

Learn more about VUMC Nursing here.

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