Registered Nurse jobs in Tennessee

Veterans Health Administration

Full-time · Nashville, TN · $81,958 – $141,398

A psychiatric nurse role in the VA system's outpatient mental health clinic, providing patient-centered care and leading treatment coordination for veterans with mental health conditions. This position suits experienced nurses who want to work in a government healthcare system with strong retirement and loan repayment benefits.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Nashville, TN

This ambulatory surgery center role involves coordinating perioperative patient care, from pre-operative assessment through recovery and discharge planning. It suits registered nurses early in their careers who want structured growth in surgical nursing within an academic health system's supportive environment.

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Veterans Health Administration

Full-time · Nashville, TN · $81,958 – $141,398

This VA nursing position coordinates specialty care for infectious disease patients in an outpatient clinic setting, blending direct patient care with care coordination and team leadership. It suits experienced nurses seeking a structured role with federal benefits and a focus on evidence-based practice and patient education.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Nashville, TN

A perioperative nursing role in a float pool at Vanderbilt Health's academic medical center, where you'll apply the nursing process across multiple operating and procedural areas. This suits nurses with at least one year of experience who are comfortable adapting to different teams and patient populations while delivering perioperative care.

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Veterans Health Administration

Full-time · Johnson City, TN · $66,551 – $126,098

This is a full-time night-shift nursing role in a Veterans Affairs medical center's inpatient medical-surgical unit, caring for adult and elderly patients while supervising nursing assistants and contributing to evidence-based practice improvements. The position suits registered nurses with med-surg experience who can work autonomously on complex cases and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams in a teaching hospital environment.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Clarksville, TN

This is a supervisory nursing role in a cardiac catheterization lab where you would oversee clinical quality, staff development, and operational efficiency while maintaining direct patient care responsibilities. The position suits experienced registered nurses ready to move into a working leadership role with responsibility for staff supervision, quality audits, and coordination with physicians and management.

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Veterans Health Administration

Full-time · Nashville, TN · $81,958 – $141,398

This role coordinates perioperative and specialty surgical care for veterans, managing patient flow through clinics and across inpatient and outpatient settings while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. It suits registered nurses who can juggle complex care coordination, patient education, and operational support in a federal healthcare environment.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Nashville, TN

This role offers a chance to help launch a new 31-bed stepdown surgical unit at Vanderbilt Health, providing care to pre- and post-operative patients and those awaiting surgery. It suits nurses with surgical, trauma, or emergency department experience who thrive in collaborative settings and want to shape a new team culture while working day shifts.

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Veterans Health Administration

Full-time · Chattanooga, TN · $81,101 – $142,692

This is an outpatient mental health nursing role at a VA clinic in Chattanooga, caring for veterans with mental health conditions through patient education, crisis de-escalation, and care coordination. The position suits experienced nurses who want to work with a vulnerable population in a stable federal setting with strong benefits and student loan repayment support.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Contract · Nashville, TN · $65 / hour

A temporary staffing role providing medicine stepdown nursing care at a major academic medical center's hospital units. This position suits nurses with stepdown experience seeking flexible 13- or 26-week assignments at premium hourly rates.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Nashville, TN

This is a specialized critical care nursing position in a Level IV NICU caring for medically complex newborns requiring advanced therapies like ECMO and dialysis. It's suited for nurses with intensive care experience who are comfortable working nights in a highly specialized environment with 1:1 or 2:1 patient ratios.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Clarksville, TN

This position provides intensive care nursing in a 21-bed mixed medical/surgical ICU at Vanderbilt Clarksville, caring for critically ill adults with complex diagnoses including cardiovascular, respiratory, and septic conditions. The role suits nurses seeking hands-on critical care experience with structured orientation, a collaborative multidisciplinary team, and an increased night shift differential of $10/hour.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Clarksville, TN

An emergency department nursing role at a major academic medical center in Tennessee, focused on direct patient care, assessment, and collaboration with the healthcare team. This position suits newly licensed or early-career nurses ready to work a mid-shift schedule in a fast-paced acute care setting.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Clarksville, TN

This is an emergency department nursing role at Vanderbilt Health's main hospital, caring for patients during the night shift. It suits nurses early in their career who want to develop skills in acute care within a large academic medical center.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Clarksville, TN

An emergency department nursing role at Vanderbilt Health's main ER, providing direct patient care during overnight shifts. This position suits newly licensed or early-career nurses ready to work in a fast-paced acute care setting within a major academic medical center.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Clarksville, TN

This emergency room nursing role at a major academic medical center involves delivering direct patient care during evening and night shifts, working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan and execute care across a busy ER setting. It suits newly licensed nurses or those with minimal experience seeking to develop foundational emergency nursing skills within a comprehensive health system.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Clarksville, TN

Emergency room nurses at Vanderbilt Clarksville provide direct patient care in a fast-paced setting treating 170-210 patients daily, working night shifts in a 44-bed facility certified for stroke and chest pain cases. This role suits newly licensed or early-career RNs seeking structured orientation and the chance to develop emergency nursing skills in a supportive teaching hospital environment.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Part-time · Nashville, TN

This part-time outpatient role in a neurology clinic applies nursing process to coordinate patient care, education, and goal-setting in a comprehensive academic health system. It suits registered nurses seeking flexible hours and experience in specialized neurological care within an established healthcare organization.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Contract · Nashville, TN · $75 / hour

This is a 13-week operating room nursing assignment at Vanderbilt University Hospital with premium hourly pay and flexible scheduling. The role suits experienced OR nurses looking for short-term work with the option to extend their career in a major academic health system.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Clarksville, TN

This ICU nursing role provides intensive care for critically ill adult patients with complex medical and surgical conditions, including cardiac emergencies, respiratory failure, and sepsis. It suits nurses seeking a collaborative, specialized critical care environment with structured orientation, multidisciplinary rounds, and established protocols for managing advanced monitoring and bedside procedures.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Contract · Nashville, TN

This role coordinates care for complex patients across Vanderbilt's health system, working with interdisciplinary teams to remove barriers and guide people through transitions between care settings. It suits experienced nurses seeking flexible PRN work who want to focus on care planning and advocacy rather than bedside nursing.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Nashville, TN

This is a patient care nursing position in the neurosurgery operating room at a large academic medical center, suited for newly licensed or early-career nurses ready to develop surgical nursing skills in a structured teaching environment.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Nashville, TN

This role provides direct nursing care to cardiac surgery patients in Vanderbilt's main operating room, managing pre- and post-operative care while collaborating with the surgical team. It suits nurses seeking to build specialized skills in cardiac perioperative nursing within an academic medical center.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Full-time · Nashville, TN

This is a cardiovascular operating room nursing role caring for high-acuity cardiac and peripheral vascular surgery patients at a major academic medical center. The position suits experienced nurses who want to develop deep expertise in complex cardiac interventions within a collaborative, collegial environment.

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Vanderbilt University & Medical Center

Contract · Nashville, TN · $65 / hour

This per diem resource pool role provides pediatric emergency nursing at a major teaching hospital, suited for registered nurses seeking flexible scheduling and short-term assignments. The position requires floating across shifts as needed while delivering evidence-based care to complex pediatric patients.

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