Registered Nurse (RN) Medical-Surgical (Med Surg)

Schedule

Full-Time | Nights

Schedule: 3x12; 7p–7a; Rotating Weekends

Pay

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus available to well qualified applicants

About the role

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System – Lawrenceburg 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®.

Our Med/Surg unit offers a strong family-oriented environment where team members support one another in a fast-paced, dynamic setting. While the work is busy, our staff are united by a shared commitment to providing excellent care to our community each day. As a key driver of hospital admissions, our team plays a vital role in delivering compassionate, high-quality care to every patient we serve.

Responsibilities

• Performs plan of care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, and clinical treatments.
• Documents patient care and monitors patient condition, communicating with care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Coordinates patient care across disciplines, including transfers, discharges, referrals, and support needs.
• Provides patient and family education appropriate to age, culture, and circumstances.
• Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of patients.
• Participates in performance improvement and continuing education.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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 with 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.

Requirements

• Active Tennessee license (single-state or compact); if relocating, licensure must be updated to the new Primary State of Residence (PSOR) before employment begins.
• Associate's degree from an accredited nursing school (BSN preferred).
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 7 days of hire; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire; Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months of hire.
• Required Skills: Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, ability to work with minimal supervision, ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Experience: One-year previous experience preferred.
• 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.

About the facility

STRHS-Lawrenceburg, formerly Crockett Hospital, is a 99-bed, acute care facility located in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 85 miles south of Nashville. We have been providing healthcare in Lawrence County and surrounding counties in Southern Middle Tennessee since 1974. The facility expanded in 1991 with the addition of an Outpatient Surgery Unit, a state-of-the-art 24-hour physician-staffed Emergency Department, and an Intensive Care Unit. A 10-bed Physical Rehabilitation Unit opened in 1997, and a Women's Health Center in 1999. Diagnostic imaging services include in-house MRI, Nuclear Medicine, CT, X-ray, Digital Mammography and Ultrasound. The Rehabilitation Unit provides Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies. In 2009, a $5.6 million construction project expanded the Emergency Department, Outpatient Surgery Unit and Registration area. STRHS-Lawrenceburg is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and the Society of Chest Pain Centers.