Registered Nurse, ICU, Full time Nights, Tullahoma

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Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a community of individuals dedicated to teaching, discovery, and patient care. VUMC values expertise, fosters knowledge expansion, and challenges abilities. It strives to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Intensive Care Unit

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

Full‑time (36 hours per week) – Night shift (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.)

Located at Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton Hospital, the ICU is a 14‑bed unit with a nurse‑to‑patient ratio of 1:2. Patients receive care for conditions such as myocardial infarction, acute respiratory failure, shock, diabetic keto acidosis, and multisystem organ failure. The unit provides a team‑based environment that allows nurses to work with patients across a wide range of critical illnesses.

• Collaborate in establishing the plan of care, coordinate and implement care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
• Analyze comprehensive information pertinent to the patient’s care and management to determine nursing diagnoses.
• Continuously utilize the nursing process to evaluate patient progress toward goals and apply appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employ strategies to promote health and a safe, healthy environment.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview; additional duties may be assigned.

• Patient assessment & evaluation in home care (novice):
  Demonstrate fundamental proficiency in assessing and evaluating patients in moderate difficulty home settings, performing primary care interviews, assessing home safety, and conducting comprehensive physical assessments.
• Patient education (novice):
  Demonstrate sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in moderate difficulty applications.
• Care planning (novice):
  Anticipate resource needs, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within direct responsibility; manage multiple assignments while maintaining productivity.
• Evidence‑based nutrition practice (novice):
  Search for nutrition evidence to answer clinical questions and perform assignments under direction of others.

• 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
• Additional benefits and supplemental pay program available upon request

Execute job responsibilities with an understanding of how output impacts other areas; solve moderately complex problems using technical experience; possess expanded knowledge through professional experience; provide informal guidance and support to team members.

Support colleagues by developing self and others, building and maintaining relationships, and communicating effectively. Deliver excellent services by serving others with compassion, solving complex problems, and offering meaningful advice. Ensure high quality by performing excellent work and driving continuous improvement. Fulfill safety and regulatory requirements through routine safety checks. Manage resources effectively by demonstrating accountability, stewarding organizational resources, and making data‑driven decisions.

Foster innovation through generating new ideas, applying technology, and adapting to change.

Certifications: Registered Nurse (licensure required)

Work Experience: Relevant experience preferred; less than 1 year acceptable for entry‑level.

Education: Graduate of an approved discipline‑specific program.

Essential

Competencies:

Strong assessment and communication skills; adaptability; team collaboration; orientation within six weeks. Professional growth encouraged on a 14‑bed ICU with exposure to multiple acuity levels.

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