Overview Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit PRN/OCC, Hours vary, Day Shift Parkwest Overview: Parkwest is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. Annually Parkwest is recognized by U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/tn/parkwest-medical-center-6520530) as one of Tennessee's “Top 10” hospitals. 2 Riverstone, Critical Care Unit: Parkwest Critical Care Unit (CCU) is located on the second floor of Parkwest Medical Center’s main hospital. As one of the area’s top-performing heart hospitals, we take great pride in providing exceptional care and timely treatment to our patients. The CCU is a 30-bed department comprised of 20 medical, surgical, neurological, and renal beds and 10 dedicated Cardiovascular Intensive Care (CVICU) beds. The department is a locked unit for the safety and privacy of our critically ill patients. We specialize in high-level care to critically ill patients with life-threatening conditions, including Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT). Our CVICU specializes in the care of patients requiring Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) procedures, Impellas, and Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP). We follow a 12- hour shift, weekends/holidays on a six-week schedule. Team members utilize a self-scheduling model, and employee requests are then used during the scheduling process to balance and coordinate with the department’s needs. We pride ourselves in fostering a culture of positivity, teamwork, and always putting our patient’s needs first. Position Summary: Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines. Recruiter: Angelica Adams || aadams16@covhlth.com || 865-374-5405 Responsibilities + Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care. + Assesses needs of patient and family. + Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family. + Recommends interventions. + Evaluates plan of care. + Clinical expertise and knowledge is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision. + Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served. + Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate in facility team. + Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor. + Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education. + Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program. + Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters. + Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested. + Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Minimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority. Minimum Experience: Minimum of three (3) years professional experience. Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required RN License Apply/Share Job Title CLIN NURSE III ID 3990180 Facility Parkwest Medical Center Department Name CRITICAL CARE UNIT