Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Select Specialty Hospital; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 73,873 - 105,214; Part time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville, TN is seeking an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) for a PRN position focused on critical illness recovery. The role involves conducting clinical assessments, leading multidisciplinary rounds, and ensuring high-quality patient care.

Required qualifications include a Master's Degree or Doctorate in Nursing Practice, state licensure, and NP certification. Ideal candidates will possess strong clinical skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Permanent State Registered Nurse License and Certificate of Authority is required.
• Previous experience working in a hospital setting is preferred.
• Knowledge and skills related to the care of adolescent to advanced-age patients.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily clinical rounds and lead multidisciplinary rounds.
• Assess patients and formulate clinical plans of care.
• Demonstrate measurable impact in the team to improve patient satisfaction.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Patient assessment

Clinical judgment

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Education

Master’s Degree or Doctorate in Nursing Practice

BLS and ACLS certifications

National Nurse Practitioner Certification

Job description

Overview

Position: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Location: Nashville, TN

Schedule: PRN - Hours will be available on weekdays, 7am-7pm

Compensation: $65/hour

Select Specialty Hospital - Nashville is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

Responsibilities

• Start Strong: Participate in an extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities.
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
• Perform clinical obligations: Conduct daily clinical rounds on patients and lead multidisciplinary rounds with the pharmacist and other direct caregivers for designated patients. Assess patients, order and review diagnostic testing information, formulate and alter clinical plans of care as needed including prescribing appropriate treatments and medications within scope of practice.
• Recognize decompensation/changes in condition, stabilize patient and/or seek appropriate consultation as needed.
• Follow evidence-based practice guidelines and work to prevent complications affecting psychological and physiological well-being.
• Obtain and organize data to assist attending and consulting physicians with admissions, consultations, progress notes, and discharges as needed; responsibility for documentation, including assessment and plan, rests with the physician.
• Demonstrate measurable impact in the multidisciplinary team to provide safe and superior quality care by increasing patient satisfaction, decreasing return to acute care events, and preventing adverse events such as medication errors, falls, and hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. Champion nurse-driven protocols to decrease urinary catheter utilization and MDRO infection rates. Support ICU liberation and ventilation weaning efforts where applicable.

Minimum Requirements

• Permanent State Registered Nurse License and Certificate of Authority.
• Master’s Degree or Doctorate in Nursing Practice.
• National Nurse Practitioner Certification (Adult, Acute Care or Family) through AANP or ANCC.
• BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Previous experience working in a hospital setting.
• Knowledge and skills related to the care of adolescent patients through patients in an advanced age.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.