Critical Care Float Pool Nurse

TriStar Centennial Medical Center; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Tennessee is seeking a flexible Float Pool Nurse to provide direct patient care across units within the hospital. The Registered Nurse must practice under the RN scope and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include administering medications, monitoring vitals, updating documentation, and contributing to performance improvement efforts. A valid Tennessee RN license and current BLS are required; ACLS within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse from accredited school of nursing.
• Current Licensure with Tennessee Board of Nursing.
• Current BLS.
• ACLS within 6 months of hire.
• 2 years of clinical nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess plans and evaluate patients' care needs; carry out physician orders.
• Administer prescribed medications, change dressings, cleanse wounds and monitor vital signs.
• Monitor, record and communicate patient condition using documentation systems.
• Instruct and educate patients and families as part of a multidisciplinary care planning team.

Skills

Therapeutic communication

Education

RN license (accredited school of nursing)

Job description

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Float Pool Nurse

The Registered Nurse performs direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act.

Utilizes therapeutic communication in daily practice. Maintains a safe therapeutic environment. Identifies nursing problems as they relate to the individual needs of the patient. Registered Nurse plans individualized patient care while utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Participates in performance improvement activities. Provides care and coordinates participation that fosters the goals of the hospital's mission and vision statement.

When acting in charge nurse role, registered nurses are responsible for day-to-day activities to ensure the delivery of quality patient care in a therapeutic environment. Make staff assignments based on patient need, acuity and the skill of the staff. Serve as role models and clinical resource for the staff. Respond in a timely manner to requests for information or follow-up with physician, staff or patient issues.

What you will do in this role:

• You will assess plans and evaluate the patients' care needs and will carry out physician orders.
• You will administer prescribed medications, change dressings, cleans wounds, and monitor vital signs.
• You will monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
• You will instruct and educate patients and families as part of part of a Multidisciplinary Care Planning team

What qualifications you will need:

• Registered Nurse from accredited school of nursing
• Current Licensure with Tennessee Board of Nursing
• Current BLS
• ACLS within 6 months of hire
• 2 years of clinical nursing experience preferred

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"Good people beget good people.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Resource Pool opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.