Registered Nurse PRN (2 Days Per Week) - Infectious Disease Clinics (Medical Arts Building & Cool Springs) in Nashville, TN
Job title: Registered Nurse PRN (2 Days Per Week) - Infectious Disease Clinics (Medical Arts Building & Cool Springs) in Nashville, TN at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Company: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Job description: 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. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness 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: Infect. Disease/Travel ClinicJob Summary: JOB SUMMARY
Applies the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards.The RN is responsible but not limited to the following: Assisting with communications in message baskets, MHAV messages, completing prior authorizations/ pre-certifications (which can take up to 1 hour for completion) and appeals.Other duties included scheduling imaging, requesting outside records, mailing documents to patients, among other daily responsibilities.In addition, the RN is also assisted with clinical skills, such as PICC dressing changes, lab draws, PICC assessments, wound care, immunizations, and infusions.Hours:
The clinic is open Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; however, this is a PRN (as needed) position to support our staff absences.Our Medical Arts Building location operates Monday-Friday and supports three providers per session, and sees approximately 50-60 patients per day.Our Cool Springs location operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays with varying providers, and sees 10-20 patients per day.Department Summary:
The Vanderbilt Infectious Disease team provides evaluation and treatment for serious infections. We provide follow-up care for patients seen in the hospital with infections and for patients referred by a provider for outpatient evaluation.The Vanderbilt Travel Clinic provides vaccines for those planning for international travel, and our PrEP Clinic offers preventive medication to people at risk of contracting HIV..KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
- Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
- Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
- Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
- Dental and /or vision plan
- 403 (b) retirement plan
- Paid Time off (flex PTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
- Short-Long term disability
- Subsidized backup childcare
- And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!