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Your Role:

The Care Partner assists with the delivery of patient care and maintenance of unit environmental standards under the supervision of a licensed nurse.

• There is a $4,000 sign on bonus for eligible new full time hires. Rehires who have worked for VUMC in a full-time job in the past year would not be eligible for the signing bonus. PRN and all rehires are eligible for the signing bonus after the 1 year waiting period

Unit Summary

On the the VAD & Heart Transplant Unit, a typical shift would include working with a dedicated team to care for adult patients who require ventricular assist devices (VADs), heart transplants, total artificial hearts, pre- and post-coronary artery bypass and valve surgeries, advanced heart failure, chest pain, arrhythmia, and pre- and post-procedure patients.

The VAD and Transplant Unit at Vanderbilt is located on the 7 ^th Floor of Vanderbilt University Hospital, known as 7 Medical Center East (MCE).

The environment on our unit is a friendly, focused on teamwork, and flexible to accommodate our patient's needs.

Position Shift:

• Full-Time; Days; 7a-7p; 36 hours per week 3 12-hour shifts

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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.

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• Nursing Careers : http://www.vumcnursingcareers.com/index.html
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• 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