Registered Nurse (RN) Emergency Department (ER)

Job Description

10k sign-on bonus is available to well qualified applicants!

Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas has an opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our Emergency Services team.

Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas and Highpoint Health Sewanee with Ascension Saint Thomas (formerly Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchester and Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Sewanee) serve the communities of Southern Middle Tennessee with comprehensive, high-quality care. The recent rebrand reflects a continued commitment to clinical excellence, compassionate service, and enhanced regional collaboration.

Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas is a 157-bed facility that includes 131 licensed acute care beds and 26 skilled nursing home beds. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, the hospital offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services supported by a qualified and diverse medical staff. Key services include a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a 12-bed Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, and a 12-bed Acute Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Unit. The facility also features a Skilled Nursing Unit, Sleep Lab, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, five Operating Rooms, and two Endoscopy Suites. Diagnostic imaging services include MRI, CT, PET/CT, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and X-ray. The hospital's 13-bay Emergency Department sees more than 15,000 patient visits annually.

Highpoint Health Sewanee with Ascension Saint Thomas, located on the campus of the University of the South, is a 41-bed facility offering 21 general acute care beds and 20 skilled nursing beds. It includes a 4-bay Emergency Department that treats more than 5,000 patients each year. Known for its individualized care and strong connection to the community, the Sewanee campus provides high-quality healthcare in a setting defined by collaboration, compassion, and service.

Together, the Winchester and Sewanee campuses are united in their mission of making communities healthier.

Job Description

Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.

Documents patient care given.

Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.

Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.

Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.

Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.

Perform other duties as assigned.

May be required to perform duties of the CNA, MA or LPN or other nursing staff on occasion.

Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-service, projects and committees as assigned.

Adheres to and supports policies and procedures of Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas.

Works scheduled shifts including overtime, when necessary.

Accepts all call schedule as directed.

Maintains a neat and professional appearance in compliance to the existing dress code.

While performing this job, occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens is present for all employees.

Compliance to Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas Standards of Behavior is required.

Compliance to Dress Code Standards.

Should this job description be filled by a PRN employee, they will be subject to the requirements of that position.

Reports to the Director of the Emergency Department.

Minimum Education

Associate's degree required.

BSN is preferred.

Required Skills

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Certifications

AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire

AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire

AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months of hire

TNCC preferred

Licenses

Current and active Registered Nurse Licensure for the State of Tennessee.

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran