Nursing at Nashville General Excellence in Care and Education
Empowering our nurses with skills, compassion, and innovation to lead in healthcare.
Our Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
To provide exceptional, patient-centered care through compassion, excellence, and innovation. We are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our community by empowering our nurses with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in their field.
Vision
To be recognized as a leading nursing department that sets the standard for excellence in patient care, education, and community service. We strive to nurture and inspire future generations of nurses committed to making a difference in the lives of those we serve.
Values
- Integrity – We role model high ethical standards through collaborative relationships and perform our work with the highest levels of responsibility and integrity.
- Compassion & Critical Thinking – We treat patients, families, and each other with kindness and empathy. We connect with patients and families individually and personally and engage them as partners in decisions about their care.
- Accountability - We hold ourselves individually and collectively responsible for the work we do and for the outcomes and experience of every patient, every day
- Respect - We treat all individuals with dignity and respect without conditions or limitations.
- Excellence - We are committed to excellence in nursing. We strive to be the best, and we work continuously to improve our performance and exceed expectations.
Nursing Careers At Nashville General
Nurse Residency ProgramEmpower Your Nursing Career at Nashville General Hospital
Jumpstart your journey in nursing with our 9-month Nurse Residency Program, designed for new graduates ready to transition into professional practice. Our comprehensive program offers a blend of classroom learning, hands-on experience with a preceptor, and monthly didactic sessions focusing on leadership, professional roles, and patient outcomes. Guided by our experienced Nursing Leadership and Preceptor Team, you'll develop essential skills in critical thinking, communication, and clinical judgment, ensuring you become a confident, competent member of the healthcare team. Discover how you can grow with us and make a meaningful impact on patient care.
Immediate Openings
Immediate openings for our exclusive RN Pool team. Licensed RNs with at least one year of direct patient care experience can fill assignments in a variety of patient care settings, including Emergency Room, L&D, ICU, Med Surge and more. Career opportunities are also available throughout the hospital and in our clinics. Join Nashville General Hospital where we care for good.
Professional Development
Your education is important! With our collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to education and research, you will choose the class(es) that best prepares you to meet your career goals.The Nashville General Education Department offers a variety of courses to expand on our employees' and our communities' professional development.
Anyone can sign-up for any classes being offered, but non NGH employee’s please follow the classes that state “non NGH Employee’s.”
Classes Offered:
Exceptional Nurses: Awards & Recognition
Healing Hearts
Nursing Articles
Compassionate, consistent care earns DAISY Award recognition
Building trust with empathy and grace
A shining example of compassion and connection in the Emergency Department
Emergency care, delivered with heart
A team player whose care uplifts everyone around him
Leading with heart and lifting up others
“I love seeing people who look like me provide care and support to the community. It’s just awesome to be part of this team.”
Elizabeth Knox, RN of Nashville General Hospital was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses.
Nashville General Hospital Trauma Program Manager
Lisa Sampson, RN of Nashville General Hospital was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses.
Madison Loos, RN, BSN, recently graduated from nursing school and chose to start her career at Nashville General Hospital because of the hospital’s size and commitment to serving the community.
I became a nurse to improve the health and well-being of others. I want to provide people with tools and knowledge they can use to improve their health. People want to be healthy, but they don’t always know how. As a nurse, I can help share that knowledge
From her early childhood, Sullivan Brimmer, RN, BSN, had an interest in medicine and wanted to go to either veterinarian school or medical school.
Hafsa Ismail, BSN, RN of Nashville General Hospital was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses . The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.
Terry Snow, LPN, CPI Instructor, was working as a mechanic in the National Guard when his commanding officer informed him he was being sent to a medical unit and his next step was nursing school.
Assistant Nurse Manager Chelsea Napier, BS, BSN, RN, loves the work being done at Nashville General Hospital.
Eighteen years after getting her Bachelor of Business Administration and applying it to a successful career in human resources, Laurel Barber, BSN, BBA, RN, CCRN decided it was time to change her profession and went back to school to become a nurse.
I love my relationships with my patients and with the other nurses, doctors, students and staff. I love that we are doing something unique and needed here in North Nashville in a wonderful small academic teaching hospital.
Rick Colomitz, ADN, RN, NREMT of Nashville General Hospital was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses.
From her early childhood, Sullivan Brimmer, RN, BSN, had an interest in medicine and wanted to go to either veterinarian school or medical school.