Critical Care Registered Nurse (PRN/OCC) in Sevierville, TN

**Overview:** LeConte Medical Center, a part of Covenant Health, is seeking a talented Critical Care Registered Nurse to join our team in the Critical Care Unit. As a Critical Care Registered Nurse, you will provide professional nursing care to critically ill patients and their families, while collaborating with other healthcare disciplines to develop and implement effective care plans. **Responsibilities:** • Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care. * Assesses needs of patient and family. * Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family. * Recommends interventions. * Evaluates plan of care. * Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served. * Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate in facility team. * Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept. * Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education. * Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program. * 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. **Qualifications:** • 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: Minimum of three (3) years professional experience. Minimum of 3 years critical care experience preferred. * Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required. ACLS preferred. **Benefits:** (No specific benefits mentioned in the original job description)