Lead Labor & Delivery RN – Night Shift

Covenant Health; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Health's Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Registered Nurse for Labor and Delivery. This full-time night-shift role involves caring for patients across the labor and delivery continuum in a 444-bed facility renowned for advanced stroke care and surgical services.

The position requires Tennessee RN licensure, a minimum of three years of professional experience, and CPR certification.

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: Minimum of three (3) years professional experience.
• Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR 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.
• 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.

Job description

Covenant Health's Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Registered Nurse for Labor and Delivery. This full-time night-shift role involves caring for patients across the labor and delivery continuum in a 444-bed facility renowned for advanced stroke care and surgical services.

The position requires Tennessee RN licensure, a minimum of three years of professional experience, and CPR certification.