Description
RN - MEDICINE & CARDIAC STEPDOWN UNIT
$10,000 sign-on for Licensed RNs!
Relocation Assistance Available
Your Role :
You will apply the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicate pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborate in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Further your professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards. For more information regarding the physical requirements and environmental conditions for this job, please click here .
Position Qualifications:
Required:
* 6 months of RN experience
* Active Tennessee RN license
* Associate's or Bachelor's Degree (BSN preferred)
Position Shift:
* Full-time, 36 hours/week, nights (7p-7a shift)
Department/Unit Summary:
As an Inpatient Medicine unit at Vanderbilt Medical Center, we are dedicated to our patients by providing quality care with attention to clinical expertise, evidence-based practice, patient safety and positive outcomes. We utilize an interdisciplinary team approach along the continuum of care in an effort to provide balance for the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs for every patient and their family. Our interdisciplinary team consists of physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, dieticians, nursing leadership, and educators. We make a difference!
As Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to grow, we are launching a new unit for our Adult Hospital. The new unit will be located on the 8 th floor of Medical Center East. We care for adults and geriatric patients. Services include, but are not limited to care of adult patients with a variety of medical diagnoses of the pulmonary system, gastrointestinal system, renal system, endocrine system, infectious diseases, circulatory system, neurological system, dermatological disorders, and rheumatologic disorders.
- 37-bed unit comprised of 7 Observation and 30 Medicine and/or Cardiac Medicine Step-down beds to become the largest unit in the adult hospital.
- Patient to Nurse Ratio is 4:1.
- Bariatric capable lifts in every room.
Nurse Management Leadership
The Nurse Manager began her career as a new graduate Nurse at VUMC and has consistently achieved greater levels of responsibility in the roles of Charge Nurse, Assistant Manager and Nurse Manager. She acts as a mentor to staff to help them reach the next milestone in their careers and was elected to participate in Vanderbilt's Lead Program which promotes succession planning for staff wishing to advance their careers within Nursing Administration. Additionally, she was chosen for the "Partnering for Excellence" program in which she mentors other Nurse Managers within Vanderbilt's Nursing team.
The Nurse Manager will also have a team of Clinical Staff Leaders to help supervise and assist staff across shifts.
Click here to learn about our vision of Defining Personalized Care
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 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. It is a place 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.
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.
Achieve the Remarkable:
Learn more about VUMC Nursing:
* Nursing Careers : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/index.html
* Benefits : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/benefits.html
* Our Nursing Philosophy : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/philosophy.html
* Our Nursing Leadership : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/leadership.html
* Shared Governance : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/shared-governance.html
* Education & Professional Development : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/professional-development.html
* Life In Nashville : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/nashville.html
* VUMC Nursing : http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vanderbilt-nursing
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