Registered Nurse ER Full Time Days Lebanon

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) operates at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. It is a community where expertise is valued, knowledge is expanded, and abilities are challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and uniqueness is celebrated.

About the Role

Responsible for assessing, implementing, and evaluating care for various patients within the facility. This position works in conjunction with other members of nursing service, ancillary services, physicians, patients, and families, collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure quality of care across the continuum. Requires self-direction, quality focus, and strong interpersonal communication skills.

Schedule

Days; 36 hours per week; 3 12-hour shifts, including some weekends; self-scheduling.

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.
• 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.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities

• Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice): Possesses fundamental proficiency to assess and evaluate patients. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Recognizes problems and contacts the healthcare team. Gathers pertinent clinical data for referral or treatment.
• Nursing Patient Education (Novice): Provides patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Care Planning (Novice): Anticipates resource needs, sets priorities, schedules activities, and organizes work. Handles multiple assignments simultaneously and adapts to changes with minimal disruption.
• Evidence-Based Practice (Novice): Searches for evidence to answer clinical questions, generally under the direction of others.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with understanding of how output impacts other areas.
• Problem Solving: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
• Breadth of Knowledge: 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 by investing time and energy to improve performance.
  • Builds and maintains relationships with key colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Communicates effectively, adapting style to different situations and audiences.
• Delivering Excellent Services:
  • Serves others with compassion, understanding current and future needs.
  • Solves complex problems by approaching them from different angles.
  • Provides ongoing support and coaching to increase effectiveness.
• Ensuring High Quality:
  • Engages in dialogue about quality and addresses issues promptly.
  • Applies learning experiences to uncover root causes of problems.
  • Understands and fulfills safety and regulatory requirements.
• Managing Resources Effectively:
  • Demonstrates accountability and a sense of ownership.
  • Stewards organizational resources effectively.
  • Makes data-driven decisions to identify opportunities.
• Fostering Innovation:
  • Generates new ideas from multiple sources to improve processes.
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm for learning new technologies and tools.
  • Adapts to change, viewing challenges as opportunities for improvement.

Requirements

• A minimum of 1 year of RN ER or ICU experience preferred.
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.

Benefits

• Affordable, high-quality health plan options.
• Dental and/or vision plans.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Paid Time Off (flex PTO).
• Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied).
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Subsidized backup childcare.
• Current inpatient nursing supplemental pay program.

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. Nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families, and communities reach excellent health and well-being.