Urgent requirement for Ascension Rn Contract Registered Nurse Vascular General Surgery in Nashville

Company: Ascension
Location: Nashville
Posted on: September 16, 2020

Job Description:

Ascension Rn Contract Registered Nurse Vascular General Surgery - AscensionJob DescriptionWe Are Hiring Title: RN Contract Vascular Gen Surg Shift: Full-Time, Night Shift Location: St Thomas West Hospital Nashville,TN Pay : $52/hr Free Parking! Why Join Ascension? In Tennessee, Ascension's Saint Thomas Health operates nine hospitals in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities covering a 68-county area and employing more than 8,000 associates. Across the state, Saint Thomas Health provides a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient services. The clinical programs and medical facilities are continuously updated to meet both the changing needs of the community and the challenges posed by innovations in technology. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2019, Ascension provided $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes more than 150,000 associates and 40,000 aligned providers. The national health system operates more than 2,600 sites of care including 150 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities in 20 states and the District of Columbia, while providing a variety of services including clinical and network services, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, risk management, and contracting through Ascension's own group purchasing organization.. What You Will Do The Vascular/General Surgery unit is a 23-bed inpatient acute care nursing unit which focuses on the treatment of adult and geriatric patients. This team also assists with patients undergoing Kidney Transplants, handling the admissions, and taking care of the post-op patients as well. The diagnoses of patient's cared for in the unit include, but is not limited to general abdominal surgery, colon surgery, urological surgery, as well as vascular surgeries of the carotid, aortic, and femoral arteries. The nursing unit provides continuous, around-the-clock patient care by a staff of nurses and nursing care partners trained to care for the Vascular/General surgery patient. What makes Vascular/General Surgery such a special place to work? That's easy. We have a fantastic team of nurses, nursing care partners, physicians, and case management who collaborate with support services to provide high quality care to our surgical patients. Come join us! Responsibilities: * Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. * Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. * Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. * Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. What You Will Need Licenses/Certifications/Registration: * Required Credential(s): * BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. * Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing or current home state license for multi-state license recognition Compact State obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Education: * Diploma * Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required Work Experience: * At least 2 years of RN hospital experience Equal Employment Opportunity Saint Thomas Health Services complies with all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring or employment practices on the basis of citizenship, race, color, religion, gender, age, national and ethnic origin, disability, or veteran status. No question or item on this application for employment is intended to secure information to be used for such discrimination. Information obtained through this application will be used solely to determine qualifications and suitability for employment. This application will be valid for a period of 90 days from date of completion. Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants. E-Verify Statement Saint Thomas Health participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-Verify link below for more information. E-Verify (link to E-verify site)

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