Covenant Health·Knoxville, Tennessee
This Clinical Expert provides professional nursing care within a Critical Care unit, coordinating care planning and serving as a leader and role model by demonstrating advanced clinical skills for complex critically ill patients. Responsibilities include developing and evaluating evidence-based care plans, resolving complex patient issues without supervision, and mentoring new staff.
Overview Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU Full Time, 72 Hours per pay period, Night 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.
Provides professional nursing care within a designated Critical Care unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This is a Clinical Expert that practices in accordance with evidenced-based nursing standards and practices; serves as leader and role model to others; demonstrates advanced clinical skills in caring for complex critically ill patients.
Incumbents in this job classification are expected to accept assignments to meet Critical Care needs in other Covenant Health facilities as needed.
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. Consistently recommends and executes evidence based bundles, protocols, and procedural interventions to promote patient safety and reduction of harm events. 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. Formally trained and acts as Coach for new employees/students; reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor. Provides six contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education. Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program. Serves as resource to peers and supervises non licensed care givers. Takes initiative to intervene to improve patient care and safety as needed. Functions as role model to peers by cross training to other departments and serving as resource person. Member of established committee or process improvement team with 75% participation in meetings. 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.
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 two (2) years of RN experience in an Intensive/Critical Care setting. Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain Tennessee State Registered Nurse licensure and Critical Care Certification (CCRN or equivalent). CPR required.
Candidates must possess a minimum of two years of RN experience specifically within an Intensive/Critical Care setting and maintain Tennessee State Registered Nurse licensure along with Critical Care Certification (CCRN or equivalent). CPR certification is also required for this role.
Market context
Critical care nursing roles in Tennessee are often competitive because employers look for nurses with recent ICU or CCU experience, active Tennessee RN licensure, and recognized critical care credentials such as CCRN or equivalent. This position also requires CPR certification, and the benefits package includes tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save time, then confirm your ICU experience and certifications match before applying.