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Registered Nurse 2 - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) - FT Days

Vanderbilt Health

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Posted:
February 21, 2021
Location:
Nashville, Tennessee
Salary:
Open
Discipline:
General Nursing
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Registered Nurse 2 - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

*$10,000 Sign-on Bonus

Your Role: Applies the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards. *Sign-on bonus for eligible candidates.

  • RN for the ECT is electroconvulsive therapy; treatment for depression.
  • RN (to be) ACLS qualified, or expect within a reasonable time frame.
  • The applicant for the position will be performing duties primarily as a recovery room nurse with complete pre-treatment documentation; insure the patient meets the basic criteria for treatment (NPO status, medication and allergy review and recent medical history).
  • Prep the patient for treatment, to include starting the IV, or accessing the port or picc; also responsible for initiating time out plus transitioning the patient to the anesthesia team prior to treatment.
  • Post-ECT treatment plan includes responsibilities for recovery. This includes airway, cardiovascular, medication and IV management; the ability to adjust to agitated patients post treatment until resolved. (works within a team well); once patient is recovered and meets discharge criteria, you will assist the patient to the inpatient unit or to the responsible person for transport home.
  • RN will be cross-trained to operate the transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) machine and to provide treatments to select patients.

Position Shift:

  • Monday-Friday, 8a-5p. No Call or Holiday shifts are required.

About Us:

  • Vanderbilt Behavioral Health is a multidisciplinary service within Vanderbilt University Medical Center that offers world-class patient care and excellence in education and research.
  • Vanderbilt Behavioral Health, through its inpatient facility Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, is the only inpatient provider of mental health services for children in Middle Tennessee. We offer highly specialized services for children ages 4-12 who have emotional or behavioral challenges and need immediate assistance. Each child's care is supervised by a board-certified child psychiatrist.
  • Our adult programs care for patients 18 and older. We offer personalized treatment programs tailored to specific needs such as Psychotic Disorder Program, Mood Disorders Program, Addictions Programs, and the Adult Partial Hospitalization Program.
  • Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital is an 106 bed hospital for children, adolescents, and adult patients.

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

Achieve the Remarkable:

Learn more about VUMC Nursing:

RN Sign-On Bonus Eligibility Requirements :

* The sign on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past two years.

Internal Number: 2101846
About Vanderbilt Health
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. These hospitals experienced more than 61,000 inpatient admissions during fiscal year 2015. Vanderbilt’s adult and pediatric clinics treated nearly 2 million patients during this same period. Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are recognized again this year by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals as among the nation’s best with 18 nationally ranked specialties. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is world renowned because of the innovation, work ethic and collegiality of its employees. From our health care advances to our compassionate care, Vanderbilt owes its accomplishments and reputation to staff and faculty who bring skill and drive and innovation to the medical center day after day. World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.As t...he largest employer in middle Tennessee, we welcome those who are interested in ongoing development in a caring, culturally sensitive and professional atmosphere. Most of us spend so much of our lives at work, we want to be part of maintaining a workplace in which people support one another and encourage reaching for excellence. Many high-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt because of the professional growth they experience and because of their appreciation of Vanderbilt’s benefits, public events and discussions, athletic opportunities, beautiful setting and, above all, sense of community and purpose.Vanderbilt and its employees share a set of mutual expectations that have been created with productivity, legality, fairness and safety always in mind. We believe that our investment in training and compensating employees multiplies in value when we enable individuals to deliver their best performance for the benefit of us all.
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