Critical Care RN

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care that supports patient well-being and recovery. You will perform assessments, provide individualized care, and implement patient care plans within an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

The role requires keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset. You will handle rapid changes, oversee therapies, and advocate for patients while upholding safety

Qualifications

• Keen assessment skills and critical thinking are essential.
• Patient-first mindset and dedication to high-quality care are required.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring with escalation of acute changes.
• Administration and monitoring of therapies and medications with patient rights in mind.
• Effectively manage rapidly changing situations and priorities.
• Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to meet multiple patient needs.

Skills

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Compassionate care

Education

Associate Of Nursing Nursing

Registered Nurse: TN

Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support (CPR)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well‑being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient‑first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast‑paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring (detection and recognition of acute changes and escalation or concerns/critical results).
• Administration and monitoring therapeutic interventions and regimens (starting/maintaining intravenous therapies, administering medication per patients’ rights, preventing falls and skin breakdown and following policies in relation to safety measures).
• Effective management of rapidly changing situations (identifying, assessing and anticipating needs).
• Organization and work rule competencies (prioritizing, coordination and meeting multiple patient needs in a timely manner).
• Helping Role (consistently contribute to a healing environment, providing patient comfort and support for human dignity, serving as a patient advocate and building and maintaining a therapeutic environment.
• Teaching-Coaching Function (assess and evaluates the patient’s readiness and ability to learn, effectively explains a patient’s condition and their interpretation of his or her illness.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Of Nursing Nursing, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months and

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing, upon hire
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire

Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award‑winning, not‑for‑profit, faith‑based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.