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Responsible Care, Responsible Growth.  Covenant Health named #1 employer in Knoxville.

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Covenant Health, East Tennessee's premier healthcare provider, offers an exciting range of job opportunities within our award-winning healthcare system! Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Covenant Health is the third largest employer in the metropolitan area with over 8,000 dedicated employees working to improve the health in our communities.

Our employees enjoy an excellent benefits package, including medical/dental/vision insurance, disability, 401(k), an employee credit union, and tuition reimbursement. Covenant offers extensive clinical and professional development programs including nursing and clinical education, continuing medical education, computer training, individual assessment services and organizational development.

Join us as we serve our communities by improving the quality of life through better health!



NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S PERMANENT LABOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM/U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

An application concerning the employment of one alien worker for the position of Clinical Registered Nurse will be filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a Schedule A position.

POSITION DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS:
  • Completes nursing history and initiates patient education;
  • Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members;
  • Implements plan of care appropriate to diagnosis.
  • Evaluates care outcomes;
  • Problem solves and coordinates unit/patient care assignments, with supervision.
  • Introduces new employees/students to unit routines;
  • Participated on unit-based committees; Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills (checklist) to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
  • Supervises LPNs, PCAs, HUCs.
  • Minimum experience;
  • New graduate, within first year of orientation.
  • Minimum Field-of-Expertise
  • Graduate of accredited school of nursing with diploma, ADN, BSN or MSN plus valid Tennessee License.
  • Continuing Education: 10 contact hours required annually (5 hours to enhance clinical expertise). Fire, safety/security, infection control and CPR are required in addition to these hours.
    "The ten (10) hours of continuing education credit hours mentioned the the Parkwest RN job description has NO connectivity to RN applicants for the position. It is only intended to reference the ongoing education that a nurse would need at one year AFTER they are employed in the RN role."
  • Physical Demands: Type A
RATE OF PAY: Employer will meet or exceed prevailing wage determination by the U.S. Department of Labor.

LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT: Parkwest Medical Center


Nursing Students

Like us on FACEBOOK and receive your FREE 2012 Covenant Health Nurses T-shirt! Covenant Health Nurse Recruiters are excited about visiting your schools and making you aware of the great employment opportunities at Covenant Health. Take the time to come and learn about the advantages of working for one of the largest health care systems in East Tennessee.

We will discuss:
  • Benefits
  • Offer resume and interviewing tips
  • Other exciting news regarding Covenant Health!
  • Be there for door prizes and giveaways!
Covenant Health includes seven acute care hospitals in East Tennessee:

Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Roane Medical Center in Roane County, and Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System in Morristown. It also includes Peninsula Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in East Tennessee's Blount County.

In addition to the hospitals Covenant Health's primary member organizations include the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Thompson Cancer Survival Center at Methodist and at LeConte Medical Center, Peninsula (a division of Parkwest Medical Center), Fortress Corporation, Fort Sanders West Diagnostic Center, Fort Sanders West Outpatient Surgery Center, Nanny's Nursery, Fort Sanders Health and Fitness Center, Covenant Medical Management and Covenant HomeCare.

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You will receive your new 2012 Covenant Health Nurses T-shirt during our next recruitment visit!


Knoxville Climbs in Job Growth
Knoxville ranks 22nd in national list of metro areas according to the Milken Institute report, Best Performing Cities, issued December 2011. The growth was largely driven by a surge in educational services and health services as well as an increase in private-sector professional and business services. Read More

Covenant Health Ranked #37 in Nation’s “Top 100” Integrated Healthcare Networks for 2011
Covenant Health has been named one of the nation’s “Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks” for 2011 because of the system’s outstanding performance as a unified and integrated healthcare network (IHN). Read More


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The C&E (pronounced “candy”) Awards is an annual open competition designed to recognize companies setting a high standard for how they engage with employment candidates. The evaluation process consisted of a comprehensive employer survey as well as the C&E judges directly surveyed each employer’s 2011 employment candidates.
Covenant Health is a 2011 award winner along with companies such as Addidas, General Mills, Whirlpool and Sun Trust Bank.

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SURGICAL TECH PROGRAM
Covenant Health no longer has a Surgical Tech program. 

For additional information on training programs available in East TN, visit:

Tennessee Tech University 
or
National College.