Registered Nurse, Trauma Stepdown, Days - VUH

* **Relocation bonus** available for eligible candidates* Nurse **Student Loan Repayment*** Fast-paced, dynamic, and unpredictable unit* Learn something new every day* Only nationally verified **Level 1 trauma center** in Middle Tennessee covering 80,000 square miles* **Magnet**-designated organization* **#1 ranked hospital** in Nashville and Tennessee (U.S. News and World Report 2024-2025)**SHIFT*** 7a-7p* Three 12-hour shifts per week for a total of 36 hours per week to include some weekends.**WHAT YOU'LL DO**This is a 22 bed unit with a typical nurse to patient ratio of either 1:3 or 1:4. As a Registered Nurse in the Trauma Stepdown you will care for adult patients with traumatic injuries involving multiple body systems care, including: • trauma rehabilitation • traumatic brain Injury • accidental trauma injuries**WHAT YOU'LL NEED*** At least 1 year of RN experience* Nursing degree* State or Compact License (TN license within 60 days of getting TN address even if compact license)* 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.* 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 proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Demonstrates sufficient acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient's primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team. Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways.* 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.## PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO.***Our vision:****The world leader in advancing personalized health.****Our mission:****personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities.****Making Health Care Personal.***We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive.We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region.We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more. Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at:* Vanderbilt University Hospital* Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital* Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital* Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital* Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital* Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalIt’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more.World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by *US News and World Report*. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024.We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.Join us in **Making Health Care Personal.** #J-18808-Ljbffr