Overview:
Registered Nurse, Surgery,
$5,000 Sign Bonus for experienced RNs
Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift
Fort Sanders Regional’s extensive surgical capabilities are transforming the surgery experience for patients in East Tennessee.
From the area’s first robotically-assisted surgery system, image-guided brain and spinal cord procedures, to our hybrid operating room, Fort Sanders Regional provides patients more options and the best surgical technology available.
We also offer traditional surgical options including advanced laparoscopy and day surgery procedures.
The Surgery department at Fort Sanders Regional consists of 17 operating rooms where over 10,000 procedures are performed each year.
Our surgical specialties include bariatrics, cardiothoracic, colon/rectal, orthopedics, plastics, vascular, sinus, neuro, and surgical oncology.
Our staff consists of RNs, Certified Surgical Technologists, and Peri-Op / Anesthesia Techs who work together at all times to provide exceptional patient outcomes.
Nurses in surgery work very closely with physicians to ensure our patients are safe.
We have a supportive environment and an orientation tailored to your needs.
If you are passionate about putting patients first, are a great team player, and have exceptional organization skills, apply for a surgery position today!
Position Summary:
Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
For more information on this position or others contact: Erica Young || eyoung9@covhlth.
com || 865-331-2572
Responsibilities:
Completes nursing history and initiates patient education.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members.
Implements plan of care appropriate to diagnosis.
Evaluates care outcomes.
Problem solves and coordinates unit/patient care assignments, with supervision.
Introduces new employees/students to unit routines.
Participates on unit-based committees.
Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills (checklist) to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
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:
New graduate, within first (1st) year of orientation (move to level II after one (1) Year experience).
Licensure Requirement:
Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN license.
CPR required
RN License
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