Covenant Health

Registered Nurse, Complex Medical Unit

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus for experienced candidates

Full-Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

With more than 30 specialties from Cardiology and Neurosurgery to Orthopedics and Vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds.

• 283 licensed beds
• 25 ICU beds
• 12 intermediate care beds
• 38 emergency suites
• 2 cath labs
• 8 LDRP suites
• Over 250 active and courtesy physicians
• Over 800 employees

Job Objectives:

Assumes direct responsibility and accountability for, and authority of, the nursing care of all patients assigned.

Recruiter: Madeline Fornadel  || mmajor1@covhlth.com || 865-374-5387

Education/Knowledge/Skills:

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.  Must have knowledge of:

1. Etiology, pathophysiology and prognosis for illnesses and health problems;
2. The nursing process;
3. The management process;
4. Current developments in nursing;
5. Hospital functions, policies, procedures and regulations as they relate to nursing service.

For staff involved in the care of age-specific groups, knowledge of the bio-psychosocial needs of adult, geriatric and pediatric patients is essential.  Special knowledge is required in growth and development needs of pediatric/geriatric patients where applicable.

Experience:

Previous experience in department specialty preferred. 

Licensure/Certifications:

Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Tennessee Board of Nursing, or have a temporary permit to practice.  Must be currently certified (or scheduled for certification or recertification training according to department guidelines) in the life support program(s) specific to unit(s) worked (CPR, ACLS, NALS, BLS).

RN license