RN Staff Nurse - BEH GI Lab

Job Summary

A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center in the GI Lab is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the Gastroenterology patient.

Required: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.

Preferred: N/A

Required: Knowledge of general nursing principles and practice skills; knowledge of organizational functions, policies and regulations; knowledge of current trends and new developments; knowledge of principles and practices of nursing, applicable to those areas requiring special education.

Preferred: N/A

Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee

Additional: BLS completed prior to going to the unit/ department and maintained going forward

The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.

This employee must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the GI Lab. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient9s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient9;s

requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the GI Lab policies and procedures.

Erlanger Baroness Hospital Chattanooga, TN

RN Staff Nurse - BEH GI Lab - Full-Time

Regular