Overview Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit Tier 2 PRN: Requires 48/month (576 hours/yr)
Covenant Health is the regions top performing healthcare network. Each of our more than 10,000 employees, physicians, and volunteers are unified by one covenant: to put our patients first every day, to strive for excellence in everything we do, and to make Covenant Health the first and best choice in our region.
Cumberland Medical Center is a 189-bed hospital in Crossville, Tennessee, with more than 650 employees and 175 active physicians. It offers a full range of specialty services, including:
• cardiology • gastroenterology • surgery • orthopedics • maternity services • cancer care • advanced wound care
Emergency Department: 24 emergency beds Critical Care Unit (ICU): 12 ICU beds Labor & Delivery: 12 LDRP suites Med/Surg: 37 beds Surgery: 9 operating room surgery suites Telemetry: 37 beds
Fully accredited by the Joint Commission, Cumberland Medical Center is an acute care hospital offering all private patient rooms as well as specialized services not usually found in the rural medical system. For seriously ill patients, advanced medical and surgical care is provided at CMC including telemetry monitored beds and an intensive care unit.
Additionally, Cumberland Medical Center offers:
• an outpatient imaging center • same day surgery unit • cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs • a sleep disorder center • breast center • cancer center • hyperbaric medicine and wound center
"Cumberland Medical Center offers a unique, family-oriented healthcare setting in a rural environment. We strive to deliver exceptional care to our patients, their loved ones, and each other. We look forward to welcoming team-focused people to grow their careers with us!" -Chief Nursing Officer, Cumberland Medical Center
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 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.
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: One (1) year of professional nursing experience. • Licensure Requirement: Valid Tennessee RN license. • CPR required.