Other Areas of Nursing Practice

In addition to our main areas of practice, like Clinical Services and our Centers of Excellence, we offer other areas of nursing practice. For more information on other areas of nursing practice, contact Human Resources.

University Infusion Services

The University of Tennessee Medical Center opened University Infusion Services on May 1, 2005, to provide IV therapy on an outpatient basis. The center is designed to provide a quick and comfortable setting for patients needing IV therapy. Some of the outpatient IV therapies provided at the center include the following.

  • All blood products (whole blood, albumin, fresh frozen plasma, PRBC and platelets)
  • IVIG
  • Remicade
  • Solumedrol
  • Hydration
  • ACTH stimulation tests
  • All factor concentrates
  • All IV antibiotics, including the first-time dose
  • CVL maintenance

Contact Us

Nursing Department
The University of Tennessee Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Hwy
Knoxville, TN 37920

865-305-9000

Discover A Rewarding Career At UT Medical Center

The University of Tennessee Medical Center is a three-time Magnet® recognized hospital, Level I Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center. The 710-bed, not-for-profit academic medical center oversees a network of primary care and specialty care physicians, outpatient regional health centers and urgent care locations throughout its 21-county service area.

Nursing Excellence at the Medical Center

Brain & Spine Institute

The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Stroke Team is committed to providing evidence-based care to East Tennesseans experiencing ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.

Cancer Institute

As the largest provider of cancer care in the region, the Cancer Institute offers the broadest spectrum of cancer specialists and services to care for the adult population.

Clinical Services

Endoscopy services include diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal and pulmonary procedures.

Emergency & Trauma

The University of Tennessee Medical Center Emergency Department is the tertiary referral center for medical care in the East Tennessee region. It is the area’s only designated Level I Trauma Center for adults and pediatrics. 

Heart Lung Vascular Institute

The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab is a multidisciplinary department providing cardiac services for inpatient and outpatient adult populations. 

Medical Surgical

General Surgery and Gastroenterology is a 30-bed acute care telemetry unit within the medical-surgical service line. 

Orthopaedic Institute

The Orthopaedic Institute and University Orthopaedic Surgeons are dedicated to providing quality, safe, and patient centered care through a comprehensive range of orthopaedic services.

Other Areas

The Ambulatory Infusion Center is designed to provide a quick and comfortable setting for patients needing IV therapy.

Perioperative

The Pre-Anesthesia Testing Unit is for patients having surgery or other interventional procedures requiring anesthesia. 

Women & Infants

The 4 East Antepartum / Gynecology Unit is a private 23 bed unit dedicated to Women’s Health.