Registered Nurse OR - Open heart scrub experience required - VUH

Skip to main contentSign InRegistered Nurse OR - Open heart scrub experience required - VUH page is loadedRegistered Nurse OR - Open heart scrub experience required - VUHApplylocationsNashville, TNtime typeFull timeposted onPosted 30+ Days Agojob requisition idR-44217Discover 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:MOR Cardiac Surgery 20Job Summary:JOB SUMMARYApplies 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.CVOR Nurses: Keeping heart healthy, one beat at a time! The environment on our unit is friendly, patient-centered, and collaborative with the other members of the interdisciplinary surgical team.We care for adult patients who are being treated for cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease, as well as lung diseases. Our patients are unique because they are high acuity patients, often turned down for surgery at other medical centers.One of the perks of working on my unit is gaining world-class experience in a vast array of surgical interventions.Our nurses are successful because they have initiative, critical thinking skills, and care deeply for our patients.Shift: 7a-7pRelocation AvailableCompetitive SalaryANCC Magnet Recognized Hospital.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.TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES• 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...