Registered Nurse (RN) Medical-Surgical (Med Surg)
Job Type: Full-Time | Days
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus available to well qualified applicants
Shift: 3x12; 7a-7p; Rotating Weekends
About the Role
Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Med/Surg RN joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier.
Join a Medical Surgical team where collaboration is the standard and support is always within reach. Our unit is known for a positive, respectful culture that values every team member and promotes growth, communication, and shared success. Here, teamwork isn't just encouraged—it's how we deliver exceptional patient care every day!
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
- Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
- Documents patient care given.
- Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
- Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
- Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
- Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
- Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Requirements
- Current Tennessee or compact state RN license.
- Associate's degree from an accredited nursing school (BSN preferred).
- AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire.
- Must be a licensed Registered Nurse with the State of Tennessee or a licensed Registered Nurse from a Compact State with the proper Tennessee paperwork filed within 30 days of hire.
Benefits
In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers comprehensive benefits:
- Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
About the Facility
Highpoint Health - Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas is a 157-bed facility that includes 131 licensed acute care beds and 26 skilled nursing home beds. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, the hospital offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services supported by a qualified and diverse medical staff. Key services include:
- 10-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- 12-bed Geriatric Psychiatry Unit
- 12-bed Acute Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Unit
- Skilled Nursing Unit
- Sleep Lab
- Cardiac Catheterization Lab
- Five Operating Rooms
- Two Endoscopy Suites
- Diagnostic imaging services: MRI, CT, PET/CT, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and X-ray
- 13-bay Emergency Department seeing more than 15,000 patient visits annually
Highpoint Health - Sewanee with Ascension Saint Thomas, located on the campus of the University of the South, is a 41-bed facility offering 21 general acute care beds and 20 skilled nursing beds. It includes a 4-bay Emergency Department that treats more than 5,000 patients each year. Known for its individualized care and strong connection to the community, the Sewanee campus provides high-quality healthcare in a setting defined by collaboration, compassion, and service.