Registered Nurse, Surgery

Covenant Health; Morristown (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Covenant Health is seeking a Registered Nurse, Surgery for Morristown, TN. This PRN/Occasional position offers varied hours per pay period and shifts, with opportunities to coordinate care and contribute to patient outcomes in a busy surgical unit.

The role requires strong clinical skills, collaborative care planning, and the ability to work independently within a hospital setting. TN RN license and CPR are required, with at least three years of professional nursing experience.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years professional nursing experience.
• Tennessee RN license and CPR are required.

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.
• Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participates in facility team.
• Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
• Provides educational activities and participates in orientation and evaluation.

Skills

Professional nursing

Patient assessment

Care planning

Clinical decision making

Leadership

Job description

Overview

Registered Nurse, Surgery

PRN/OCC, Varied Hours Per Pay Period, Varied Shifts

Morristown Hamblen Overview:

Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare Systemis a 170-bed hospital serving an eight-county region in East Tennessee’s Lakeway Area. The facility includes more than 20 emergency suites, advanced laboratories, radiology, and therapy services, and a Breast Imaging CenterofExcellence for mammograms, biopsies, and nurse navigation. The Women’s Center features six modern labor and delivery suites and a secure nursery for newborn care. Withstate-of-the-arttechnology and a dedicated team, Morristown-Hamblen provides exceptional, patient-focused care close to home.To meet the needs of our growing community, we continue to develop services, attract new physicians, and embrace innovation, all to promote an improved quality of life.

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:

Three (3) years professional nursing experience.

Licensure Requirement:

Must have and maintain Tennessee RN license and CPR.