CLIN NURSE III

About the Role

Provides professional nursing care within the Labor and Delivery unit, coordinating care planning with other disciplines. This is a full-time position with 72 hours per pay period on the day shift.

Responsibilities

• Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care.
• Assesses needs of patient and family, develops and initiates plan of care, and recommends interventions.
• Evaluates plan of care and resolves complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.
• Demonstrates competence in delivering care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
• Leads or participates in process improvement initiatives in the unit or facility.
• Precepts new employees or students and reviews clinical performance with unit leader or clinical instructor.
• Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
• Contributes to the development and evaluation of the unit orientation program.
• Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards, completing required education assignments annually.
• Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of professional nursing experience.
• Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure.
• CPR certification required.

Benefits

As part of Covenant Health, employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan assistance.
• Certification bonuses.
• Leadership development programs.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is part of East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system, which includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations.