RN Circulator 10k Sign-on Bonus Tullahoma Harton Hospital

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville Tennessee and operating at a global crossroads of teaching discovery and patient care VUMC is a community ofindividuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniquenessis sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilts mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care education and research.

Organization:

Surgical Services

Job Summary:

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville Tennessee and operating at a global crossroads of teaching discovery and patient care VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture thinking learning and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilts mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care education and research.

Responsible for planning organizing and administering patient care within the scope of his/her training and expertise collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes is met. This is done in conjunction with the objectives and policies of the hospital and the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Tennessee.

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Hours of Position:

Fulltime days 4 10 hour shifts on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday. The call rotation includes weeknights and weekends and is typically not more than 1 call shift/week. The successful candidate must be able to get to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call.

$10k signon bonus for eligible candidates! Current employees or candidates who have worked at Vanderbilt within the last year are not eligible.

Department Summary:

Our Surgery Unit (OR) is located on the first floor of Vanderbilt TullahomaHarton Hospital (VTHH) near the admissions entrance. The environment on our Surgery Unit (OR) is welcoming supportive and adaptive to provide the teamwork necessary to care for each patient. This is a unit that provides for our patients needing urgent or emergent surgical procedures. We work closely with all the interdisciplinary teams involved in our patients care.

We care for pediatric and adult patients. One of the perks of working in our Surgery Unit (OR) is the opportunity to work as a team supporting the care of our patients. All team members are engaged in the quality of care for our patients and their input is valued. We support the importance of a worklife balance.

Our nurses are successful because they are committed to our patients team members and communities and offer extensive nursing knowledge while giving compassionate care. We orient new nurses to our unit by providing a preceptor who supports the learning experience of the new nurse throughout the orientation experience.

WE ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.

The experiences on VTHH ICU will help you obtain your career goals by providing exposure to multiple levels of patient acuity.

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborates in establishing the plan of care coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patients care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patients progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
NURSING PATIENT ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION HOME CARE(NOVICE): : Possesses ample fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty in the home setting. The RN Home Care works autonomously to provide safe thorough and effective physicianordered care in the home setting. Conducts primary care patient interviews assesses the safety of the home environment and performs a comprehensive physical assessment. The RN Home Care demonstrates appropriate acumen to recognize problems ask questions and to contact the patients primary care provider.
Nursing Patient Education (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Care Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs identify distinct tasks set priorities schedule activities meet deadlines and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
EvidenceBased Nutrition Practice (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for nutrition evidence to answer clinical questions. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Centers mission of quality in patient care education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people families and communities reach excellent health and wellbeing.

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• ShortLong term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!

Achieve the Remarkable:

Learn more about VUMC Nursing:

• Nursing Careers: Nursing Philosophy: Nursing Leadership: Governance: Professional Development: In Nashville: Nursing: Accountabilities:
  Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

  Core Capabilities :

  Supporting Colleagues: Develops Self and Others: Invests time energy and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas. Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships. Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies ones own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services: Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them. Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions. Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly. Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership focusing on and driving critical issues to closure. Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area. Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation: Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches. Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies tools and procedures to address shortterm challenges. Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

  Position Qualifications:

  Responsibilities:

  Certifications:

  LICRegistered Nurse LicensureOthers

  Work Experience:

  Relevant Work Experience
  
  

  Experience Level:

  Less than 1 year

  Education:

  Graduate of an approved discipline specific program

  Vanderbilt Health is committed tofosteringan environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.