IMCU RN

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high‑quality care and support patient recovery in a fast‑paced environment. You will perform assessments, administer therapies, and implement care plans while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds an RN license in Tennessee and demonstrates strong critical thinking, urgency, and patient‑centered care.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing or equivalent required.
• Active RN license in Tennessee required at hire.
• BLS/CPR certification required at hire; ACLS within 6 months preferred.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring with rapid assessment of acute changes.
• Administer IV therapies and medications per patient rights; prevent falls and skin breakdown.
• Manage rapidly changing situations with timely needs assessment.
• Coordinate and prioritize care across multiple patients and shifts.
• Support a healing environment and advocate for patient dignity and comfort.
• Assess patient readiness to learn and explain conditions to patients and families.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Patient advocacy

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN license - TN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

CPR certification

ACLS (within 6 months)

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.