Registered Nurse - Tullahoma and Bedford (Plastic Surgery Clinic)

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Organization:

Plastics & Cosmetic Surgery

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
The Nurse is assigned to a designated clinical area to assist in assuring a patient/family focused environment. Works under the direction of the Manager/ Supervisor to develop, implement and evaluate systems that promote cost effective, quality patient care.

The candidate selected for this position will work primarily with the Plastic Surgery Clinic; however, there will be times in which the candidate selected will assist with supporting the Weight Loss, and General Surgery Clinics at Bedford County and expanding to Tullahoma in August 2025.

The candidate selected is responsible but not limited to the following:
- Provide RN supervision to LPNs and MAs and manage clinic flow;
- Oversee supplies and day to day operations, and ensure appropriate staffing;
- Handle in the moment escalations and solve day to day issues with the oversight of the service line leaders;
- Room/intake patients;
- Post op care, wound care, and coordination of patient care manage clinic flow; - Prepare for clinics and handle message baskets (My Health at Vanderbilt);
- RN suture removal/wound care, etc.
- Other duties as assigned

Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. No holidays, no weekends.

Department Summary:
Our experienced plastic surgeons provide a full range of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. Whether the goal is to restore function or to improve appearance, or both, our team works together to create a care plan that meets your unique needs.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Coordinates patient throughput.
• Holds healthcare team accountable to clinical and service standards.
• Partners with the healthcare team for day-to-day execution of the mission and strategic plan of the organization.
• Acts as a clinical resource for novice staff members as well as assisting experienced staff in problem-solving skills for complex patient care situations.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Evidence-Based Practice (Advanced): Recognizes, Implements, and evaluates practice changes based on published research. Demonstrates expertise in applying evidence-based practices to challenging and complex situations.
• Care Planning (Intermediate): Demonstrates ability to anticipate and plan for complex resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work. Collaborates with members of the health care team to identify desired outcomes. Anticipates problems and obstacles before they arise. Able to adapt changes to patient care and area needs with minimal loss of disruption and loss of productivity. Develops creative ideas and takes innovative action to achieve planned goals and objectives. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to role model and coach less experienced peers.
• Nursing Patient Education (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of patient education in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of providing patient health education services without requiring instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Demonstrates sufficient acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient's primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team. Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways