Registered Nurse RN Medicine Observation 25K Sign On Bonus Nights

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Organization:

7S OBS Cohort 10

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse for Vanderbilt's Observation unit 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 and furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards.

Sign on Bonus
The sign on bonus will be paid out over a 2-year period and in 4-installments.
All new hires are eligible if they are working full time hours or have not been a former employee that left VUMC but is returning returning in less than 1 year.

Shift
This is a full-time position and nurses will be required to work 36 hours per week and will include some weekends. Shift is 7p-7a.

The Medicine Observation unit
The environment on our unit is fast-paced and unpredictable. As a unit, we value teamwork, knowledge sharing with our patients, and the delivery of quality safe care.

We care for adult patients 18 years and older who are being treated for a variety of medical diagnoses.

Our patients are unique because of the wide range of medical, surgical, and other specialized areas of care.

One of the perks of working on our unit is the opportunity to work with a great group of peers and other members of the interdisciplinary team.

Our nurses are compassionate, have a can-do attitude, and a zeal for learning. We, as a team, are committed to their success and share a common goal in the delivery of evidence-based and quality safe care.

We orient new nurses to our unit by providing a four-to- six-week unit specific orientation with a dedicated preceptor, nursing education specialist, and leadership team.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
• Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Evidence-Based Practice (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for evidence to answer clinical questions. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Care Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
• Nursing Patient Education (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• 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 t