Registered Nurse Same Day Surgery-Infusions Tullahoma Days

Organization

• Surgical
• Services
• Job
• Summary: Responsible for planning, organizing, and administering patient care within the scope of his/her training and expertise, collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes is met. This is done in conjunction with the objectives and policies of the hospital and the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Tennessee. SHIFT Monday, Thursday & Friday; 3 days 12-hour shifts 6a-6:30p plus 2-3 late stay shifts per month . KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum. Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis. Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes. Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment. The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned. TECHNICAL
• Capabilities
• NURSING
• PATIENT
• Assessment &
• Evaluation
• HOME
• CARE(NOVICE): Possesses ample fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty in the home setting. The RN Home Care works autonomously to provide safe, thorough and effective physician-ordered care in the home setting. Conducts primary care patient interviews, assesses the safety of the home environment and performs a comprehensive physical assessment. The RN Home Care demonstrates appropriate acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient's primary care provider.
• Nursing
• Patient
• Education (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Care
• Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
• Evidence-Based
• Nutrition
• Practice (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for nutrition evidence to answer clinical questions. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Our
• Nursing
• Philosophy: We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.
• Please see our current employee benefits offered: Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options Dental and /or vision plan 403 (b) retirement plan Paid Time off (flex PTO) Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied) Short-Long term disability Subsidized backup childcare And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!
• Achieve the
• Remarkable: Learn more about VUMC Nursing here.
• Core
• Accountabilities:
• Organizational
• Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
• Problem
• Solving/
• Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
• Breadth of
• Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
• Team
• Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
• Core
• Capabilities :
• Supporting
• Colleagues:-
• Develops
• Self and
• Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.-
• Builds and
• Maintains
• Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.-
• Communicates
• Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
• Delivering
• Excellent
• Services:-
• Serves
• Others with
• Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.-
• Solves
• Complex
• Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.-
• Offers
• Meaningful
• Advice and
• Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
• Ensuring
• High
• Quality: -
• Performs
• Excellent
• Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.-
• Ensures
• Continuous
• Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. -
• Fulfills
• Safety and
• Regulatory
• Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
• Managing
• Resources
• Effectively: -
• Demonstrates
• Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.-
• Stewards
• Organizational
• Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.-
• Makes
• Data
• Driven
• Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
• Fostering
• Innovation:-
• Generates
• New
• Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.-
• Applies
• Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.-
• Adapts to
• Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.
• Position
• Qualifications:
• Responsibilities:
• Certifications:
• LIC-Registered
• Nurse -
• Licensure-Others
• Work
• Experience:
• Relevant
• Work
• Experience
• Experience
• Level:
• Less than 1 year
• Education: Graduate of an approved discipline specific program This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled. PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO.
• Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health.
• Our mission: personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. Making Health Care Personal. We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive. We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region. We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more.
• Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at: Vanderbilt University Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital It’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more. World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by US News and World Report. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in Making Health Care Personal.