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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. Click Here To View The VUMC Promise of Discovery Department Summary: It is important to choose the best cosmetic surgery team to fit your needs. At Vanderbilt, our cosmetic plastic surgeons are board-certified specialists with many decades of combined experience. Our surgeons have trained many of the plastic surgeons practicing in the Nashville area. The Vanderbilt Center for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery is a state-of-the-art facility designed to meet the needs of all patients. We offer everything from initial consultations to procedures and recovery, all in one location for your convenience. The center is in a secluded setting that protects your privacy and provides a calming and soothing environment for healing. A separate postoperative waiting area allows you to relax in privacy during follow-up visits. Shift Hours: Monday – Friday; Days. This is an approximately 18-hours per week position. Days and times determined by department. Your Role: You will apply the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicate pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborate in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Further your professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards. Preferred Education, Skills, and Experiences: Graduate of an approved Nursing Program (BSN preferred) Active Tennessee RN license required 6 months of RN experience (acute Nursing experience preferred) OR / PACU nursing experience highly desired KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 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. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES: 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. 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. 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. CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES: Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members. CORE CAPABILITIES: SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (P2): - Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships. - Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (P2): - Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them. - Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (P2): - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY (P2): - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. FOSTERING INNOVATION (P2): - Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches. - Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges. - Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements. VUMC Recent Accomplishments Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments: US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology ( Bill Wilkerson Center ), 12 adult and 10 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training · Truven Health Analytics: among the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S. · Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America" · The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score · National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US · Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Tennessee · Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer · American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US Achieve the Remarkable Learn more about VUMC Nursing: Nursing Careers : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/index.html Benefits : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/benefits.html Our Nursing Philosophy : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/philosophy.html Our Nursing Leadership : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/leadership.html Shared Governance : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/shared-governance.html Education & Professional Development : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/professional-development.html Life In Nashville : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/nashville.html VUMC Nursing : http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vanderbilt-nursing *CA

Your Role: Supports the licensed healthcare team members in the provision of patient care to include direct patient care, providing healthcare information to patients/families, and following established plan of care Works in close collaboration with the RN or a licensed healthcare team member to evaluate the patient's plan of care and progress toward goal attainment All patient care activities are undertaken with the delegation/supervision of a licensed professional in accordance with VUMC standards and licensure regulations Preferred Education, Skills, and Experiences: Active LPN license Graduate of an approved discipline specific program and 1 year of experience or the equivalent. Nursing experience in an outpatient setting highly desired Nursing experience in Plastics and/or Cosmetic Surgery, Surgical Services, PACU or related discipline highly desired KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Collaborates with patients/families and health care providers in the delivery of health care services. Partners with the healthcare team by following established plan of care to ensure patient progress for effective outcomes. Support plans 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. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES: LPN PATIENT EDUCATION (NOVICE): - Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments. LPN CARE PLANNING (NOVICE): - Participates in the development of the plan of care in consultation with the licensed healthcare team. 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, 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. CLINICAL PATIENT DOCUMENTATION (NOVICE): - Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate patient documentation in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments. Contributes to the nursing assessment by collecting, reporting, and recording objective and subjective data in an accurate and timely manner. CLINICAL COMPETENCY (NOVICE): - Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate nursing interventions (such as wound care, point of care testing, vitals signs, etc.) in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments. CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES: Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems. Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job. Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers. CORE CAPABILITIES: SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (S2): - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities. - Builds and Maintains Relationships : Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas. - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES (S2): - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service. - Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns tosupervisors in a timely manner. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support. ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (S2): - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department. MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY (S2): - Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error. FOSTERING INNOVATION (S2): - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them. - Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. - Adapts to Change: Embraces change by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work. Shift Hours: Monday – Friday; Days Department | Unit Summary: At Vanderbilt, our experienced plastic surgeons provide a range of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures to restore function or enhance appearance. Reconstructive plastic surgery aims to rebuild parts of the body affected aesthetically or functionally by birth defects, infection, trauma or disease. Cosmetic plastic surgery enhances or reshapes parts of the body through nonsurgical and surgical procedures. Cosmetic procedures can improve your appearance and confidence. Learn more about Vanderbilt Cosmetic Surgery . Click here to learn about our vision of Defining Personalized Care 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: · Nursing Careers : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/index.html · Benefits : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/benefits.html · Our Nursing Philosophy : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/philosophy.html · Our Nursing Leadership : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/leadership.html · Shared Governance : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/shared-governance.html · Education & Professional Development : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/professional-development.html · Life In Nashville : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/nashville.html · VUMC Nursing : http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vanderbilt-nursing *CA keywords: LPN, Licensed Practical Nurse, Specialty Clinics, Plastics and/or Cosmetic Surgery, Surgical Services, PACU , day shift.