LPN, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse

Overview

$5,000 Sign-on Bonus

Full Time, 72 hours per pay period, Night shift

Headquartered in Knoxville, Covenant Health is a community-owned integrated healthcare delivery system and the area’s largest employer. Parkwest is Covenant Health’s and West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital, offering our patients world-class treatment with all the convenience and warmth of home. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility.

For 2020-21, Parkwest received recognition from U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Top 10” hospitals in Tennessee. Knoxville located in East Tennessee is the third largest in the state, well-known for its proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and is the home of the University of Tennessee. Go Vols! Living in Knoxville means experiencing all four seasons.

Best of all, each of them is pretty mild! Knoxville has a vibrant arts culture, seasonal festivals, top-notch foodie and incredible outdoor recreation. It’s a perfect blend of big-city amenities and Southern charm.

Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical Unit

4 Riverstone, Complex Medical Unit

Parkwest is Covenant Health’s and West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital, offering our patients world-class treatment with all the convenience and warmth of home. 4 Riverstone, Complex Medical Unit provides care for patients with a wide array of medical conditions across subspecialties including nephrology, hepatology, immunology, infectious disease, endocrinology, gastroenterology, psychiatry, and geriatrics. Nurses work within a collaborative framework with an interdisciplinary team.

Patients often have multiple diagnoses including, but not limited to, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, acute and chronic renal failure, cellulitis, gastrointestinal bleeds, acute and chronic liver failure, and other generalized medical conditions. Discharge planning is an important component of care; nurses collaborate daily with case managers, social workers, pharmacists, and therapists to develop individual patient care plans. The department emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and teamwork.

Staff members include RNs, LPNs, Certified Nurse Assistants, Patient Care Assistants, and Health Unit Coordinators who work together to provide exceptional patient care. Our department is high-energy, team-oriented, and customer satisfaction is a high priority. We currently use a self-scheduling module that covers a six-week period. Staff work three 12-hour shifts per week with every other weekend rotation. We have a supportive environment and orientation is tailored to your needs.

If you are team-minded and enjoy a variety of medical conditions, then our Complex Medical Unit is a place to call home.

The LPN/LVN will provide nursing care under supervision of a registered nurse, within an assigned unit.

• Initiates admission database and history, and in collaboration with the RN implements patient and family teaching and care needs.
• Practices in compliance with all regulatory standards and adheres to all hospital policy and procedures in the performance of duties.
• Performs and prioritizes nursing care tasks.
• Accurately follows the nursing plan of care and pertinent medical orders in collaboration and under direction of a RN.
• Observes and reports nursing interventions and patient responses, and documents in a timely, concise and legible manner.
• Recognizes, responds, and reports changes in patient conditions to RN Team Leader.
• Participates in unit specific quality assurance activities and patient care conferences as requested.
• Demonstrates principles of infection control; collaborates with infection control nurse to ensure safety of patients, visitors, and personnel.
• Assists in orienting new employees or students to unit routines.
• Administers IV venipuncture and parenteral fluids per established hospital protocol.
• Performs specific advanced patient care treatments as approved to perform per hospital protocol.
• 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.

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.

No prior experience as a LPN/LVN needed.

Currently licensed by the Tennessee Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).