Med Surg Registered Nurse

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality inpatient care in a fast-paced environment. You will perform assessments, administer medications, manage IV therapies, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to drive optimal patient outcomes.

Ideal candidates hold an RN license in Tennessee, an Associate Degree in Nursing, and BLS/CPR certification. Preferred applicants may have BSN, ACLS or PALS.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Nursing required at hire.
• Registered Nurse license in Tennessee at hire.
• AHA Basic Life Support (CPR) required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic assessment and patient monitoring.
• Administer and monitor therapies, including IV therapies and medications.
• Identify and respond to rapidly changing clinical situations.
• Prioritize and coordinate care to meet multiple patient needs.
• Support patient comfort, dignity, and serve as advocate.
• Educate patients and families about conditions and care plans.

Skills

Diagnostic & monitoring

Critical thinking

Patient advocacy

Organizational skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient communication

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN license – TN

BLS/CPR certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our 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 thrive in this vital 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, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire
• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing or Equivalent
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

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.