Registered Nurse, GI Lab Endoscopy

Covenant Health; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Health’s Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, is seeking a Registered Nurse for the GI Lab Endoscopy. This full-time role (80 hours per pay period, day shift) provides professional nursing care in an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines.

Responsibilities include assessing learning needs, developing care plans with patient and family, evaluating outcomes, precepting staff, and ensuring age-appropriate care; supervision of LPNs, Nursing

Qualifications

• Must have Tennessee RN licensure and CPR.
• Minimum of 1 year of professional nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care.
• Assesses learning needs of patient and family.
• Develops and initiates plan of care with patient and family.
• Recommends interventions and evaluates plan of care.
• Resolves moderately complex issues without supervision.
• Precepts employees/students as directed and reviews performance.
• Delivers age-appropriate nursing care and supervises licensed and unlicensed staff.
• Follows policies and participates in quality improvement.

Skills

Professional nursing

Job description

Overview

Registered Nurse, GI Lab Endoscopy

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Fort Sanders Regional Overview:

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital recognized for pairing clinical expertise with advanced medical technology to deliver exceptional care. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, we provide leading-edge treatment for stroke recovery. Our facility also offers specialized services in bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care.

Fort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system and a Becker’s “Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare.” Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations, offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.

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 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.
• Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills 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.

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:

Must possess at least one (1) year of professional nursing experience.

Licensure Requirement:

Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required.