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Lifepoint Health®

Registered Nurse (RN), Ortho/Med Surg

Lifepoint Health®, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States, 38464

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Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well‑being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

How You'll Contribute

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.

Why Join Us

Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.

Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

Employee Well‑being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We're Looking For

Education: Associate's degree required. BSN 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: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 7 days of hire, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 6 months of hire.

Licenses: Must be a licensed Registered Nurse with the State of Tennessee or a licensed Registered Nurse from a Compact State with the proper Tennessee paperwork filed within 30 days of hire.

More About Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg STRHS‑Lawrenceburg, formerly Crockett Hospital, is a 99‑bed, acute care facility located in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 85 miles south of Nashville. We have been providing the best healthcare in Lawrence County and surrounding counties in Southern Middle Tennessee since 1974. We expanded the facility and services in 1991 with the addition of an Outpatient Surgery Unit, a state‑of‑the‑art 24‑hour physician‑staffed Emergency Department, and an Intensive Care Unit. The hospital opened a 10‑bed Physical Rehabilitation Unit in 1997, and a Women’s Health Center in 1999. Diagnostic imaging services include in‑house MRI, Nuclear Medicine, CT, X‑ray, Digital Mammography and Ultrasound. The Rehabilitation Unit provides Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies. In 2009, a $5.6 million construction was completed which expanded the Emergency Department, Outpatient Surgery Unit and Registration area.

STRHS‑Lawrenceburg is dedicated to providing our friends and neighbors with the healthcare they need close to home. What makes us special is our staff -- our healthcare professionals are well‑trained, dedicated, and above all else, caring. STRHS‑Lawrenceburg is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

EEOC Statement Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Seniority Level Entry level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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