PRN RN - TIER 3

Covenant Health; Georgia; On-site; USD 62,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Claiborne Medical Center, a member of Covenant Health, is seeking an Registered Nurse for its nursing home unit. The role involves providing professional nursing care, coordinating care planning with other disciplines, and adhering to the Tier 3 commitment hours.

The facility emphasizes safety, team collaboration, and patient education within a skilled care setting. Responsibilities include history taking, care plan implementation, supervision of licensed and unlicensed staff, and participating

Qualifications

• New graduate, within first year of orientation.
• Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN license.

Responsibilities

• Completes nursing history and initiates patient education.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members.
• Implements plan of care and evaluates outcomes.
• Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs and sitters.
• Follows safety standards and completes required education.

Skills

Nursing care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Supervision

Quality improvement

Education

RN license (state)

Job description

Overview

Registered Nurse, Nursing Home

PRN/OCC, Variable Hours & Shifts

Claiborne Medical Center Overview:

Claiborne Medical Center, a member of Knoxville-based Covenant Health, offers a full range of medical services including emergency care, general and orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, and diagnostic services. Our radiology services are certified by the American College of Radiology in Computerized Tomography (CT), Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound. Claiborne also provides skilled and long-term care through Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center. Our team of physicians and staff is dedicated to putting our patients first, every day. For more information, visit https://www.covenanthealth.com/claiborne/

Position Summary:

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines. In this position, RNs must commit to working hours set by the Tier 3 commitment agreement.

Responsibilities

RNs with less than 1 year of Nursing experience will:

• Completes nursing history and initiates patient education.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members.
• Implements plan of care appropriate to diagnosis. Evaluates care outcomes.
• Problem solves and coordinates unit/patient care assignments, with supervision.
• Introduces new employees/students to unit routines.
• Participates on unit-based committees.
• Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills (checklist) to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
• 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.

In addition to the duties above, RNs with 1 or more years of experience are required to:

• Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care.
• Assess learning needs of patient and family.
• Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family.
• Recommends interventions.
• Evaluates plan of care.
• Resolves problems regarding moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision.
• Demonstrates willingness to precept employees/students as directed. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor.

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:

New graduate, within first (1st) year of orientation

Licensure Requirement:

Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN license.