Prn RN Tier 3

Registered Nurse Emergency Department

PRN

Parkwest Overview:

Headquartered in Knoxville Covenant Health is a community-owned integrated healthcare delivery system and the areas largest employer.

Parkwest is Covenant Healths and West Knoxvilles premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital offering our patients world-class treatment with all the convenience and warmth of home.

In addition to providing the areas leading cardiac services Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. For 2020-21 Parkwest received recognition fromU.S. News & World Reportas one of the Top 10 hospitals in Tennessee.

Knoxville located inEast Tennesseeis the third largest in the state well-known for itsproximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Parkand is the home of the University of Tennessee.Go Vols! Living in Knoxville means experiencing all four seasons. Best of all each of them is pretty mild!

Combine all that with the abundant natural beauty of the surrounding mountains and you have a city that truly offers something for everyone. Knoxville has a vibrant arts culture seasonal festivals top-notch foodie and incredible outdoor recreation. Its a perfect blend of big-city amenities and Southern charm.

Emergency Department:

At Parkwest Medical Center we strive to provide outstanding patient care during emergency situations. Our 39-bed Emergency Department provides care to patients experiencing medical emergencies acute illnesses and minor trauma. Staff work in a fast-paced environment to quickly assess conditions and stabilize patients in life-threating emergencies such as stroke cardiac events or severe injuries as well as less urgent medical issues. The Emergency Department sees around 140 patient visits per day.

Our staff members include RNs Paramedics LPNs ED Techs and Health Unit Coordinators. Our department is high-energy team-oriented customer satisfaction focused. We currently use a self-scheduling model that covers a six-week period. Staff work three 12-hour shifts per week with an every-other-weekend rotation and two Mondays per month. Our night shift RN staff enjoy extra weekends off as we employ traditional night weekend Baylor RN staff. If you are team oriented a critical thinker enjoy a lively environment and are passionate about saving lives apply for our ED today!

Position Summary:

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.

• 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.

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.

Licensure Requirement:

Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required

RN license