Registered Nurse; RN Emergency Department; ER

Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas has an opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our Emergency Services team.

Highpoint Health – Winchester and Highpoint Health – Sewanee serve the communities of Southern Middle Tennessee with comprehensive, high‑quality care. Highpoint Health – Winchester is a 157‑bed facility, fully accredited by The Joint Commission, and offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services. Highpoint Health – Sewanee is a 41‑bed facility located on the campus of the University of the South and serves more than 5,000 patients annually through its 4‑bay Emergency Department.

Together, the Winchester and Sewanee campuses are united in their mission of making communities healthier.

• Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
• Performs charted care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care.
• Documents patient care provided.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition to the care team, physician, patient, and family as appropriate.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well‑being of the patient.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including duties of the CNA, MA, LPN or other nursing staff on occasion.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, in‑service training, projects, and committees as assigned.
• Adheres to and supports the policies and procedures of Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas.
• Works scheduled shifts, including overtime when necessary; accepts all call schedule as directed.
• Maintains a neat and professional appearance in compliance with the existing dress code.
• Occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens is present for all employees while performing this job.
• Compliance with Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas Standards of Behavior and Dress Code Standards is required.
• Should this job description be filled by a PRN employee, they will be subject to the requirements of that position.
• Reports to the Director of the Emergency Department.

• Associate's degree required.
• BSN preferred.

• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

• AHA Basic Life‑Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.
• AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life‑Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire.
• AHA Pediatric Advanced Life‑Support (PALS) within 6 months of hire.
• TNCC preferred.

• Current and active Registered Nurse Licensure for the State of Tennessee.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community‑based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers, and post‑acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people.

We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.