Critical Care RN: Fast-Paced, Impactful Patient Care

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality care that supports patient recovery and well-being across our care team. In this role, you will perform assessments, administer medications, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement patient care plans in a fast-paced environment.

You will demonstrate keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, delivering safe care and contributing to positive

Qualifications

• Associate Of Nursing Nursing, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months and
• Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing, upon hire
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 14 - days

Responsibilities

• 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).

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Patient advocacy

Education

Associate of Nursing

Registered Nurse license TN

CPR Certification

ACLS Certification

Bachelor of Nursing

PALS Certification

Job description

CommonSpirit Memorial is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality care that supports patient recovery and well-being across our care team. In this role, you will perform assessments, administer medications, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement patient care plans in a fast-paced environment.

You will demonstrate keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, delivering safe care and contributing to positive