RN PRN Epilepsy Monitoring Unit NIGHTS Wilson County 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 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. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

EMU Nursing

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. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Applies the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards.

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Hours of Position:

PRN, nights, minimum commitment of 4 shifts in a 6 week period including 1 major and 1 minor holiday a year.

Department Summary:

The Epilepsy Monitoring/ Neuro unit, also known as EMU is located on the first floor at Vanderbilt Wilson County  Hospital.  There are 9 beds on this unit with a typical Nurse to patient ratio of 1:4/5.

The environment on our unit is welcoming, enthusiastic, and passionate about the work that we do.

We care for adult patients who are being treated for multiple chronic and acute conditions from a neurological perspective. The Epilepsy monitoring side (4 beds) assists in appropriately diagnosing and treating patients suspected of epileptic events. This specialized area uses EEG monitoring and diagnostic techniques to elicit events to determine if the events are non-epileptic or epileptic in nature. From there, our neurologists can determine the best pathway to treatment for this population. Our Neurological side (5 beds) treats patients who are diagnosed with acute and chronic neurological disorders. Some diagnoses include stroke, seizures, syncope, and several others. Medical-Surgical patients can also be found on this side.  Our patients are unique because on the epilepsy monitoring side are patients that we monitor for a week. We want to view their events and use the assessment tools to determine proper treatment and therapy. This unit gives people’s lives back and delivers answers to lifelong questions.

One of the perks of working on our unit is the passion and desire to learn about the neurological patient population that is felt on the unit and engrained in the culture. The work the staff does on this unit shapes their patients’ lives for the better.

Our nurses are successful because they have drive, compassion, and a vision to change lives. We orient new nurses to our unit by providing a six to eight-week training on the unit with a dedicated and experienced preceptor.   

WE ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.

If your career goal is to change lives of patients with an epileptic diagnosis and grow in your skills as a nurse, the Epilepsy Monitoring/Neurological Unit  can help with this by fostering an environment that you can grow.

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to