About the role
Overview Registered Nurse Shift Leader, Critical Care Unit Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift Morristown-Hamblen Overview Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System has 167 licensed beds and 23 emergency suites. The hospital offers outstanding ancillary services including Laboratory, Radiology and Therapy services. At our Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, women can have their annual mammograms, biopsies, and can meet with a nurse navigator if needed. The Women’s Center offers six newly remodeled labor and delivery suites and has a secure nursery for the care of our newborns . It serves an eight-county region in the Lakeway Area and is equipped with modern technologies and expert staff to provide the best possible patient care. Learn more about our amazing facility at https://www.morristownhamblen.com/ .
Position Summary This position is designed to provide supervisory leadership to staff level employees, coordinating such activities with the department’s Manager. The incumbent is expected to exercise independent judgement and discretion in performing the duties listed below.
Recruiter: Jennifer Lawless || apply@covhlth.com
Responsibilities
- Participates in performance appraisal of staff on applicable shift.
- Participates in hiring process, including providing hiring recommendations to the Manager.
- Prepares documentation for possible disciplinary actions and makes recommendations for such action to the Manager.
- Provides recommendations to the Manager for commendations, bonuses, or other appropriate forms of recognition for outstanding performance of employees on applicable shift.
- Makes work assignments and directs work activities. Coordinates staff relief for meals, breaks, and meetings.
- Projects staffing needs for next two shifts, coordinating adjustments in staffing level as needed.
- Serves as clinical resource for all staff.
- Checks the emergency crash cart or ascertains that the cart has been checked.
- Provides shift report to next Shift Leader or Charge Nurse.
- Participates in making work schedules.
- Completes all charge nurse duties as specified in nursing policy.
- Provides professional nursing care on assigned unit. Completes, on an annual basis, necessary education and competency documentation for applicable level on the nursing clinical ladder.
- 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 One (1) year of professional experience.
Licensure Requirement Must have and maintain Tennessee nursing licensure. CPR required.
About Covenant Health
Covenant Health is a not-for-profit, locally owned integrated healthcare enterprise with a mission to improve the quality of life in our communities through better health. Covenant Health serves a 25-county region of Tennessee and has more than 2 million patient encounters annually. Our 11,000+ employees, physicians and volunteers serve patients at our acute-care and behavioral health hospitals, outpatient facilities, homecare services, and more than 80 affiliated medical practices. We are nationally recognized for our enduring legacy of excellence, and have received multiple designations as a "best employer" from Forbes, Becker's Healthcare and Newsweek.
The hospitals of Covenant Health: • Claiborne Medical Center • Cumberland Medical Center • Fort Loudoun Medical Center • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center • LeConte Medical Center • Methodist Medical Center • Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System • Parkwest Medical Center • Peninsula Behavioral Health (a division of Parkwest) • Roane Medical Center
If you are interested in working at Covenant Health: • Physicians: www.CovenantNewMD.com • All other clinical and non-clinical opportunities: www.CovenantCareers.com
About the role
Overview Registered Nurse Shift Leader, Critical Care Unit Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift Morristown-Hamblen Overview Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System has 167 licensed beds and 23 emergency suites. The hospital offers outstanding ancillary services including Laboratory, Radiology and Therapy services. At our Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, women can have their annual mammograms, biopsies, and can meet with a nurse navigator if needed. The Women’s Center offers six newly remodeled labor and delivery suites and has a secure nursery for the care of our newborns . It serves an eight-county region in the Lakeway Area and is equipped with modern technologies and expert staff to provide the best possible patient care. Learn more about our amazing facility at https://www.morristownhamblen.com/ .
Position Summary This position is designed to provide supervisory leadership to staff level employees, coordinating such activities with the department’s Manager. The incumbent is expected to exercise independent judgement and discretion in performing the duties listed below.
Recruiter: Jennifer Lawless || apply@covhlth.com
Responsibilities
- Participates in performance appraisal of staff on applicable shift.
- Participates in hiring process, including providing hiring recommendations to the Manager.
- Prepares documentation for possible disciplinary actions and makes recommendations for such action to the Manager.
- Provides recommendations to the Manager for commendations, bonuses, or other appropriate forms of recognition for outstanding performance of employees on applicable shift.
- Makes work assignments and directs work activities. Coordinates staff relief for meals, breaks, and meetings.
- Projects staffing needs for next two shifts, coordinating adjustments in staffing level as needed.
- Serves as clinical resource for all staff.
- Checks the emergency crash cart or ascertains that the cart has been checked.
- Provides shift report to next Shift Leader or Charge Nurse.
- Participates in making work schedules.
- Completes all charge nurse duties as specified in nursing policy.
- Provides professional nursing care on assigned unit. Completes, on an annual basis, necessary education and competency documentation for applicable level on the nursing clinical ladder.
- 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 One (1) year of professional experience.
Licensure Requirement Must have and maintain Tennessee nursing licensure. CPR required.
About Covenant Health
Covenant Health is a not-for-profit, locally owned integrated healthcare enterprise with a mission to improve the quality of life in our communities through better health. Covenant Health serves a 25-county region of Tennessee and has more than 2 million patient encounters annually. Our 11,000+ employees, physicians and volunteers serve patients at our acute-care and behavioral health hospitals, outpatient facilities, homecare services, and more than 80 affiliated medical practices. We are nationally recognized for our enduring legacy of excellence, and have received multiple designations as a "best employer" from Forbes, Becker's Healthcare and Newsweek.
The hospitals of Covenant Health: • Claiborne Medical Center • Cumberland Medical Center • Fort Loudoun Medical Center • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center • LeConte Medical Center • Methodist Medical Center • Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System • Parkwest Medical Center • Peninsula Behavioral Health (a division of Parkwest) • Roane Medical Center
If you are interested in working at Covenant Health: • Physicians: www.CovenantNewMD.com • All other clinical and non-clinical opportunities: www.CovenantCareers.com