Overview
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit
$20,000 Sign-on Bonus for Experienced RN
Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period , Night Shift
Parkwest Overview:
Parkwest Medical Center , Covenant Health’s flagship facility in West Knoxville, combines world-class cardiac expertise with the warmth of home in serving a vibrant East Tennessee community. Since 1973, Parkwest has grown into the region’s largest hospital in the area, offering advanced services like an all-digital catheterization lab, comprehensive breast health, emergency, and critical care. It’s consistently ranked among Tennessee's top 10 hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and earns national recognition as a Top 100 Heart Hospital, as well as an “A” safety grade from Leapfrog. As part of Covenant Health, the region’s largest employer, Parkwest Medical Center, marries cutting-edge technology with compassionate, community-centered care, earning accolades for cardiology, stroke, surgical excellence, and patient safety.
To learn more about Parkwest Medical Center and our units, visit Covenant Health Parkwest Medical Center Opportunities .
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 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.
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
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Job Title CLIN NURSE III
ID 4485637
Facility Parkwest Medical Center
Department Name CRITICAL CARE UNIT