Registered Nurse (RN) Surgery

Job Type: PRN with required call schedule

About the Role

At Highpoint Health Sumner, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you're not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a registered nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice in Surgery.
• Performs plan-of-care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care.
• Documents patient care and monitors, records, and communicates patient condition to the care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including transfers, discharge, referrals, and spiritual/psychosocial support.
• Evaluates learning needs of patients and/or families and provides education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Acts as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of patients.
• Performs patient care in other nursing units as necessary.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Current RN license in the state of practice.
• BCLS certification required; ACLS and PALS preferred.

Skills & Knowledge

• Patient populations served: Neonate, Infant, Early Childhood, Late Childhood, Adolescent, Young Adult, Middle Adult, Older Adult.
• Access to protected health information: Demographic, Clinical, Insurance, Financial, Complete Medical Record.
• Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing, walking, lifting/moving patients, and repetitive hand/arm movements.
• Regular exposure to biological and chemical hazards, including blood and bodily fluids, hazardous medications, and latex.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial protection and paid time off: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave, and paid time off.
• Financial and 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.

About Our Health System

Highpoint Health Sumner is a 167-bed hospital located in Gallatin, TN and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.