CLIN NURSE III

Overview

Registered Nurse, Intermediate Care Unit

PRN/OCC, Variable Hours and Shifts

LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our region's top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County. We're a full-service, not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community. LeConte offers a full range of health services, including top-tier specialists, a modern ER, and a beautiful Women's Center.

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Critical Care Unit

The Critical Care Unit at LeConte Medical Center is comprised of an 8-bed ICU wing and 8 bed IMC (step-down) wing. With small nurse to patient ratios, our staff is able to give our critically ill patients the best possible care. The staff strives to create a warm and welcoming team environment that cultivates healing for the patients and their families, and each other.

Position Summary:

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

Responsibilities

* 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 is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.

* Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.

* Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate 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.

* Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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:

Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. ACLS preferred.