RN Procedures - Vascular Practice - Full-Time

Job Summary

A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Health System is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of patients under the supervision of a physician. The responsibility of the procedure nurse is to closely monitor patients before, during, and after invasive and noninvasive procedures.

Education

• Required: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• PREFERRED: N/A

Experience

• Required: Knowledge of general nursing principles and practice skills.
• Knowledge of organizational functions, policies and regulations.
• Knowledge of current trends and new developments.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of nursing, applicable to those areas requiring special education.
• PREFERRED: 1-2 years of surgical specialty procedures

Position Requirement(s)

• LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee. BLS completed prior to going to unit/department and maintained going forward. The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.

Department Position Summary

• The procedure nurse is responsible coordinating procedure time and scheduling.
• The procedure nurse is also responsible for conducting an initial and ongoing assessment designed to gather data relevant to the patient's individual needs and age group.
• The procedure nurse will be responsible for starting IV's, administrating medications, drawing lab work, taking patient history and performing patient assessments.
• Must be able to recognize risks and complications related to procedures through knowledge of physical assessment.
• The responsibility of the procedure nurse is to closely monitor patients before, during, and after invasive and noninvasive procedures.
• When not working in procedure area the nurse will assist providers and staff in the department within the patient care tasks or other duties as assigned.

Physician Practices Chattanooga, TN

• RN Procedures
• Standard Hours: Regular