IMCU RN

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 46,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial in Tennessee is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care across interdisciplinary teams. You will perform assessments, implement care plans, and respond to acute changes in patient conditions.

The role emphasizes patient advocacy, safety, and education, with responsibilities including monitoring therapies, preventing falls, and communicating with families. A licensure as RN and BLS/ACLS per policy are required; a BSN is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing and RN license required upon hire.
• BLS/CPR certification required upon hire.
• ACLS certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.]
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Responsibilities

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring, including detecting acute changes and escalation of concerns.
• Administration and monitoring of therapeutic interventions and regimens, including IV therapies and medication administration.
• Manage rapidly changing situations by identifying, assessing, and anticipating needs.
• Coordinate care and prioritize multiple patient needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Support a healing environment, advocate for patients, and provide compassionate care.
• Assess and educate patients about conditions and illnesses, ensuring patient readiness to learn.

Skills

Critical thinking

Assessment

Patient advocacy

Team collaboration

Education

Associate Of Nursing Nursing

Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing

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.

Pay Range

$33.11 - $49.25 /hour