About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Healthcare & Nursing.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

As a Registered Nurse (Surgical Specialty) with our confidential client in Nashville, TN, you will deliver safe, evidence-based perioperative and surgical nursing care across the surgical care continuum. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to plan and coordinate patient care, perform assessments, document interventions, and respond to rapid changes in clinical status.

• Provide perioperative, intraoperative and postoperative nursing care for surgical patients
• Perform comprehensive assessments and develop individualized nursing plans
• Administer medications and treatments, safely operate/monitor equipment, and push/pull beds and carts as needed
• Coordinate with surgeons, anesthesiology, and allied health staff to ensure continuity of care
• Maintain clear, timely clinical documentation and follow evidence-based practice standards
• Participate in quality improvement activities and help implement best practices
• Escalate complications and changes in condition promptly to appropriate clinical leads

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Qualifications

Minimum qualifications reflect the hiring standards included in the source specification. Candidates must meet all applicable licensure and education requirements for practice in Tennessee.

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a professional nurse (RN) in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or D.C.
• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program (ACEN or CCNE accreditation preferred) — or equivalent validated foreign degree plus required licensure/registration
• English language proficiency sufficient to perform job duties
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception may apply in limited cases: temporary appointment while pursuing licensure (per agency policy)
• Grade / level considerations (examples — final assignment depends on education and years of specialized experience):
  • Nurse I, Level I: ADN/Diploma; entry-level nursing practice
  • Nurse I, Level II: ADN + 1 year specialized experience OR BSN (no additional experience)
  • Nurse I, Level III: ADN + 2 years prof. nursing (with required experience) OR BSN + 1 year, or advanced degree combinations
  • Nurse II / Nurse III: BSN/MSN/MSN+experience or doctoral paths with specialized experience and leadership demonstrated
• Specialized surgical nursing experience required at higher levels (see level-specific criteria)

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Physical & Work Requirements

This role includes regular physical activity and clinical demands typical of acute surgical nursing.

• Frequent bending, lifting (regularly up to 30 lbs or more), stooping, climbing, twisting
• Standing and walking for full shifts (often 8 hours or more)
• Frequent pushing/pulling of medication carts, wheelchairs, litters, and beds
• Use of both hands and legs for patient care tasks
• Emotional resilience to work with patients who may present with medical/psychiatric instability
• Visual and auditory ability: near and distance vision standards; hearing aid permitted if needed to hear alarms

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Compensation & Schedule

• Employment type: Contract, Full-time
• Salary range (as listed by the client): $81,958 - $141,398 per year
• Schedule: Full-time clinical shifts (specific shift patterns and shift differential details determined by the hiring manager)

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Why Apply through Careertakes

• Careertakes acts as a third-party recruiting partner to connect you with this confidential client and other matched opportunities.
• We provide candidate support through the application and interview process; final hiring decisions are made by the confidential client.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.