Rush University Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) - New Graduate

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PayCompetitive
LocationKnoxville/Tennessee
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 328480

      Overview

      Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - New Graduate

      Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

      Schedule: 6:45 AM - 7:15 PM or 6:45 PM-7:15 AM

      Compensation: Newly Increased Rates!

      Sign-on bonus: $7,500-$15,000

      Nurse Patient Ratio: 3-5 based on acuity

      SSH-Knoxville is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Registered Nurses (RNs) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

      We support your career growth and personal well-being:

      • Start Strong: Extensive 10- 13-week structured new graduate orientation program with a dedicated preceptor.
      • Invest in Your Future: 100% company-paid scholarship (BSN), tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
      • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder programs and certifications such as PCCN and CCRN.
      • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
      • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
      • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
      • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
      • Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

      Applicants may apply before being licensed however must have license upon start date.

      Responsibilities

      • In collaboration with the physician and their preceptor, you will assure implementation of the assessment plan, evaluation, and follow-up of the plan of care for the patient population.
      • Initiating an ongoing systematic assessment of the physical, emotional, social, educational and functional needs of the patients/families.
      • Interpreting assessment data and information to develop a nursing care plan which contains problem identification, nursing diagnosis, nursing orders, approaches, interventions, short/long term goals and discharge planning.
      • Participating as a productive member of the interdisciplinary team in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of rehabilitation goals.
      • Assuring that documents in the medical record are complete, factual, accurate and timely.

      Qualifications

      Minimum Qualifications:

      • Graduate of accredited program for registered nursing.
      • Valid State RN License required.
      • BLS required at hire.
      • Must have flexibility of scheduling to complete the requirements of the program

      Additional Data

      Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

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