Overview

Registered Nurse, Step-down Unit

Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Open Positions Clin Nurse II, Clin Nurse III

$10,000 Sign On Bonus

Parkwest Overview:

Parkwest is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. Annually Parkwest is recognized by U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/tn/parkwest-medical-center-6520530) as one of Tennessee's “Top 10” hospitals.

2 Montvue, Step-down Unit:

32 bed Step-down unit specializing in patients with severely altered respiratory, hemodynamic, neurologic, gastrointestinal, urologic, and metabolic diagnoses. This unit also cares for stable tracheostomy patients on ventilators.

2 Montvue is Parkwest’s Medical Step-Down Unit that serves patients requiring step-down status due to higher acuity conditions and the need for increased monitoring. Patient diagnoses include respiratory failure, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleed, arrhythmias, hypertensive urgency, electrolyte imbalance, NSTEMI, pulmonary embolus, altered mental status, seizures, substance withdrawal, and strokes and other diagnosis requiring increased care.

The Step-down Unit accepts patients on a variety of intravenous drips that require titrations and frequent monitoring of vital signs, as well as tracheostomy ventilator patients. The unit provides patients with nursing care, medical monitoring, and an array of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Bed side report and daily rounding with a multidisciplinary team allow for excellent patient care.

You will find an energetic team made up of Registered Nurses, Patient Care Assistants and Health Unit Coordinators who are team oriented, morale boosters and have been deemed by students as “The most welcoming unit”. The Medical Step-down unit uses a modified six-week self-scheduling model with an every other weekend requirement.

If you are looking for a higher acuity unit, love working in a fun team environment, 2 Montvue, Medical Step-down is the place for you!

Position Summary:

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

Recruiter: Angelica Adams || aadams16@covhlth.com || 865-374-5405

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:

Minimum of one (1) year of professional experience.

Licensure Requirement:

Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN license. CPR required.

RN license

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Job Title Clin Nurse II, Clin Nurse III

ID Parkwest 2Montvue 6/4/24 Days

Facility Parkwest Medical Center

Department Name HEART-LUNG-VASCULAR