RN, Labor and Delivery​/Mother Baby, nights, Tullahoma

RN, Labor and Delivery/Mother Baby, Full Time nights, Tullahoma

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a global center for teaching, discovery, and patient care. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone can thrive and your uniqueness is celebrated.

Organization: Labor and Delivery

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

Hours of Position: Full‑time (36 hours/week), nights (7 p‑7 a)

Must have previous Labor & Delivery RN experience.

• 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 towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

• NURSING PATIENT ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION HOME CARE (NOVICE):
  Possesses ample fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty in the home setting. The RN Home Care works autonomously to provide safe, thorough and effective physician‑ordered care in the home setting. Conducts primary care patient interviews, assesses the safety of the home environment and performs a comprehensive physical assessment.
  
  The RN Home Care demonstrates appropriate acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient’s primary care provider.

• Nursing Patient Education (Novice):
  Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.

• 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. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.

• Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice (Novice):
  Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for nutrition evidence to answer clinical questions. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing 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. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well‑being. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our 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
• And many more… Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!

Certifications: LIC‑Registered Nurse – Licensure‑Others

Work Experience: Relevant work experience

Experience Level: Less than 1 year

Education: Graduate of an approved discipline‑specific program

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.