Overview:
Registered Nurse, Medical Unit
Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift
Rotating weekends
Leconte Medical Center Overview:
LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our region’s top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County. We’re a full-service, not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community. LeConte offers a full range of health services, including top-tier specialists, a modern ER, and a beautiful Women’s Center. Learn more about our amazing facility at
https://www.lecontemedicalcenter.com/about-leconte-medical-center/.
As you’d expect, we offer our employees a robust benefits package, including:
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unmatched medical insurance,
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tuition reimbursement;
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student loan repayment assistance,
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certification bonuses;
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leadership and professional development programs;
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an employer-matched 401(k)ed Nurse, Nurse
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.
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Assesses needs of patient and family.
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Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family.
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Recommends interventions.
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Evaluates plan of care.
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Clinical expertise and knowledge is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.
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Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
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Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate in facility team.
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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.
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Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
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Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program.
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Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
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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.
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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. BLS required.