Registered Nurse - VIP Women's Health Clinic ($10,000 Sign-On Bonus)

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:

Women's Health Clinic

Job Summary:

This position involves delivery of nursing care based upon nursing process for the medical patient as well as some supervision and coordination of nursing personnel activities according to the clinic policies and procedures.

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Position Hours

Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Friday 8:00 AM - Noon
 

Department Summary

Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital is part of the Vanderbilt Health community of hospitals and clinics. May also cover Women's Health, Orthopedic and Urology clinics.

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.  

Sign-On Bonus Requirements

The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months. The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Serves as a resource and role model for other team members.
• Demonstrates effective leadership and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Effectively makes patient assignments and delegates according to scope of practice, staff knowledge, and patient acuity.
• Utilizes critical thinking and reasoning to provide care for the patient.
• Ability to exhibit caring practices to promote a therapeutic environment for patients and co-workers.
• Promotes ongoing education for the patient and family.
• Ability to assess and document appropriately according to age specific guidelines.
• Ability to screen patient population appropriately for referrals and services.
• Ability to adhere to Patient Care Services and Medical policies.
• References the appropriate Standards of Care.
• Ability to prioritize daily focus of care.
• Ability to evaluate patient progress toward goals.
• Ability to administer medications safely as per physician orders and protocols as per hospital policy.
• Continues to establish goals for self improvement.
• Ability to delegate tasks appropriately according to scope of practice and knowledge base with consistent evaluation to follow through.

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 to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled

 Our Nursing Philosophy:  

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. 

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality H