Clin Nurse III

				Overview:

Registered Nurse, Surgery 

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Monday-Friday 7-3:30. Call requirements are one weekday per week Monday-Thursday 330pm-700am and one weekend per month Friday 330pm till Monday 7am.

Leconte Medical Center Overview:

LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our region's top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County. We're a full-service, not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community. LeConte offers a full range of health services, including top-tier specialists, a modern ER, and a beautiful Women's Center. Learn more about our amazing facility at https://www.lecontemedicalcenter.com/about-leconte-medical-center/. 

As you'd expect, we offer our employees a robust benefits package, including:

* unmatched medical insurance,
* tuition reimbursement;
* student loan repayment assistance,
* certification bonuses;
* leadership and professional development programs;
* an employer-matched 401(k)

Position Summary:  

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines. Manager Note: Circulators will include PACU and GI responsibilities.

Recruiter: Jennifer Lawless || 423-492-5875 || jlawles2@covhlth.com

Responsibilities:

*  Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care.
*  Assesses needs of patient and family.
*  Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family.
*  Recommends interventions.
*  Evaluates plan of care.
*  Clinical expertise and knowledge is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.
*  Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
*  Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate in facility team.
*  Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor.
*  Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
*  Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program.
*  Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
*  Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
*  Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Education:  

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience: 

Minimum of three (3) years professional experience.

License Requirement: 

Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required. BLS, ACLS, PALS is preferred.
			

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