Registered Nurse, Adult Acute Medicine

Company: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Location: Nashville
Posted on: October 18, 2020

Job Description:

Your Role:
The Registered Nurse, Adult Acute Medicine, also known as 4 Round Wing, (signing bonus available) will apply the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. The Registered Nurse, Adult Acute Medicine effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborates 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. Relocation Assistance Available for ASN or BSN



Department/Unit Summary:
4 Round Wing/Adult Inpatient Medicine, located in Medical Center North at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is fast-paced and focused on acute medicine. 4RW is a 14 bed unit, which cares for adult patients with non-surgical acute medicine conditions. The mission of the 4RW/Medicine is to provide compassionate, quality care that is respectful, patient/family-centered, safe, and cost efficient. Our nurses are able to utilize evidence-based guidelines to provide the highest quality of care. The staff experiences the professional satisfaction that comes with making a difference every day for their patients and families, while expanding their critical care knowledge base and applying critical thinking skills to understand and intervene in the care of their patients. Our population of patients may include patients with any number of co-morbidities, including neurological, respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, renal and endocrine medical conditions.


Shifts/Hours:

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• Full-time, Nights
  
• Night Shift: 7pm-7am
  
  
  
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    TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:
    
    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 team. Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways.
    
    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.
    
    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.
    
    
    CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:
    
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    • Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
      
    • Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
      
    • Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
      
    • Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members
      
      CORE CAPABILITIES:
      SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (P2):
      
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      • Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
        
      • Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
        
      • Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
        
        DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (P2):
        
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        • Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
          
        • Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
          
        • Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
          
          ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (P2):
          
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          • Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
            
          • Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
            
          • Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
            
            MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY (P2):
            
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            • Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
              
            • Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
              
            • Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
              
              FOSTERING INNOVATION (P2):
              
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              • Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
                
              • Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
                
              • Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements
                Position Qualifications:Required:
                • Graduate of an approved Nursing Program
                • Active Tennessee RN license
                • 6 months of RN experiencePreferred:
                  • BLS certification
                  • ACLS certificationPhysical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:
                    • Heavy Work category requiring exertion of 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 to 50 lbs. of force frequently and/or up to 10 to 20 lbs. of force continually to move objects.Movement:
                      • Occasional: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
                      • Occasional: Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device
                      • Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
                      • Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles
                      • Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
                      • Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
                      • Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
                      • Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
                      • Frequent: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.
                      • Frequent: Walking: Moving about on foot.
                      • Frequent: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
                      • Frequent: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.
                      • Frequent: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces
                      • Frequent: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.
                      • Frequent: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.
                      • Frequent: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.
                      • Frequent: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.Sensory:
                        • Frequent: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
                        • Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information
                        • Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.
                        • Continuous: Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.
                        • Continuous: Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.Environmental Conditions:
                          • Occasional: Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area.
                          • Frequent: Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contagious illnesses.*INDRN*NHCN*CA*GD

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