Details
- Department: Observation Unit
- Schedule: Full-time, Day
- Hospital: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
- Location: Murfreesboro, TN
6 West is a 36 bed unit with 8 dedicated Observation rooms for recovering patients with outpatient TR bands, blood transfusions, and other patients that are receiving tests/treatment as an observation patient. These patients are either discharged from this unit or if they need to be admitted then they are transferred to an inpatient unit.
Other patient populations in these beds are:
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Chest Pain
- Post Cardiac Catheterization
- Heart Failure
- TIA/Stroke rule out
- Hemodialysis
- Hydronephrosis
- Nephrolithiasis
- Blood Transfusions
Benefits
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
Responsibilities
Coordinate unit staffing and provide leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical
objectives and quality patient care in assigned areas.
- Assign, direct, educate and monitor nursing and support associates during assigned shifts.
- Meet with staff and exercise independent judgment to plan the shifts, services, and patient care.
- Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given and is accountable for maintaining productivity standards and justifying variances to unit manager or designee.
- Respond to complaints about patient care and manage through established channels.
- Facilitate availability of adequate material, resources and supplies.
- Set priorities appropriate to daily patient/physician dynamics.
- Provide input into hiring, training, directing, development and evaluation of staff.
Requirements
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
- BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date reqired. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
- Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
Education:
- Required professional licensure/certification AND 1 year of cumulative job specific experience required.
Why Join Our Team
Ascension Saint Thomas is a leading health care system with a 125-year history of providing care to the community, and is the only faith-based, non profit health system in Middle Tennessee. Today, the health system offers a highly comprehensive system of care, consisting of a network of hospitals, affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and specialty facilities.
Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of thousands of associates delivering compassionate, personalized care across hospitals, clinics and senior living communities.
Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
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