Covenant Health

Registered Nurse (FT)- NEW GRADS

Covenant Health is the region's top performing healthcare network. Each of our more than 10,000 employees, physicians, and volunteers are unified by one covenant: to put our patients first every day, to strive for excellence in everything we do, and to make Covenant Health the first and best choice in our region.

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. For 2020-21 Parkwest received recognition from U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Top 10” hospitals in Tennessee.

Departments that are hiring:

• Ambulatory Staging 
• Cath Lab

• Cardiac Diagnostics

• Cardiopulmonary Renal
• Cardiac Thoracic Step Down
• Cardiac Spcialty Unit
• Cardiology Unit
• Critical Care Unit
• Complex Medical 
• Emergency Response                                                                 
• Emergency Room 
• Float Pool
• Labor & Delivery
• Medical Stepdown
• Medical Telemetry
• Medical Unit
• Post Intervention Unit
• Procedural Care Unit
• Oncology-Gyn-Surg
• Ortho-Neuro Unit
• Surgery

Recruiter:  Angelica Adams || 865-374-8107 || aadams16@CovHlth.com

Position Summary: 

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit; coordinates care planning with other disciplines.

• Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care.
• Assesses learning needs of patient and family.
• Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family.
• Recommends interventions.
• Evaluates plan of care.
• Resolves problems regarding moderately complex issues without oversight or supervision.
• Demonstrates willingness to precept employees/students as directed. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor.
• Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
• 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.

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: New graduate, within first (1^st) year of orientation (move to level II after one (1) Year experience).

Licensure Requirement: 

Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required.

RN License