Senior RN - Heart Lung Vascular (Day Shift)

Covenant-Health; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkwest Medical Center, Covenant Health’s flagship facility in West Knoxville, seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for the Heart Lung Vascular unit. The role provides professional nursing care, coordinates care planning, and supports patient-family education on a day shift.

Minimum one year of nursing experience and Tennessee RN license are required; CPR is mandatory. Parkwest emphasizes quality care and patient safety within Covenant Health’s system.

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.

Job description

Parkwest Medical Center, Covenant Health’s flagship facility in West Knoxville, seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for the Heart Lung Vascular unit. The role provides professional nursing care, coordinates care planning, and supports patient-family education on a day shift.

Minimum one year of nursing experience and Tennessee RN license are required; CPR is mandatory. Parkwest emphasizes quality care and patient safety within Covenant Health’s system.