Covenant Health·Tazewell, Tennessee
Provides professional nursing care in the Emergency Room and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, leading process improvement initiatives, and supervising junior nursing staff.
Overview Registered Nurse, Emergency Room Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Variable Shifts Claiborne Medical Center Overview: Claiborne Medical Center, a member of Knoxville-based Covenant Health, offers a full range of medical services including emergency care, general and orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, and diagnostic services.
Our radiology services are certified by the American College of Radiology in Computerized Tomography (CT), Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound.
Claiborne also provides skilled and long-term care through Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Our team of physicians and staff is dedicated to putting our patients first, every day.
For more information, visit ClaiborneMedicalCenter.com.
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, 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.
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: Three (3) years professional experience Licensure Requirement: Valid Tennessee RN license. CPR required
Requires a valid Tennessee RN license and CPR certification. Candidates must have at least three years of professional nursing experience.
Market context
Tennessee healthcare employers commonly seek experienced RNs for clinical leadership roles that support patient care and staff coordination. This position is competitive because it requires active Tennessee RN licensure, current CPR certification, and at least three years of nursing experience, while also involving supervision of ancillary staff and unit education. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your license status and prepare examples of leadership, mentoring, and unit improvement work before applying.
