RN CLINIC III

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

Job summary

Covenant Medical Group seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for the Knoxville Heart Group. The role provides professional nursing care in a designated unit and requires coordination of care planning with other disciplines.

Responsibilities include assessing patient and family needs, developing care plans, and evaluating outcomes. A Tennessee RN license and continuing education hours are required; supervision of LPNs and precepting may be involved.

Qualifications

• Valid Tennessee RN license is required.
• Continuing education hours per year are required (20 hours or alternatives with ACLS or specialty certs).

Responsibilities

• Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
• Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital or nursing home care.
• Assesses patient and family needs and develops/initiates a plan of care.
• Recommends interventions and evaluates the plan of care.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise to resolve complex patient/management problems without supervision.
• Performs key nursing skills aligned with age-specific needs and leads unit-based process improvements.
• Precepts new employees or students and may participate in preceptor training.
• Provides four contact hours of educational activities (excluding basic patient education).
• Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program.
• Supervises LPNs and performs other related duties as assigned.

Job description

Registered Nurse, Knoxville Heart Group

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Covenant Medical Group Overview

Covenant Medical Group is the employed and managed medical practice organization of Covenant Health, providing comprehensive care across East Tennessee. With more than 300 physicians and advanced practice providers in 20 communities, our team delivers expertise across a broad spectrum of specialties from primary care and walk-in clinics to preventive medicine and advanced surgical and subspecialty services. We are committed to offering coordinated, patient-centered care that spans the continuum of health needs, ensuring access to exceptional providers close to home.

Position Summary

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.

• 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.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

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.

Continuing Education

Twenty (20) hours required annually (10 to enhance clinical expertise); or Fifteen (15) hours required annually, plus ACLS certification; or

Ten (10) hours required annually, plus specialty certification; or

Ten (10) hours required annually, plus ACLS instructor.

Licensure Requirement

Valid Tennessee RN license. Yearly infection control, fire, safety and CPR in-services are required