Med-Surg RN: Compassionate, Fast-Paced Care Leader

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial, a faith-based not-for-profit health system, seeks a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality, individualized care. You will perform skilled assessments, manage therapies, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support patient recovery in a fast-paced hospital setting.

You will apply critical thinking, prioritization, and patient advocacy to ensure safety and positive outcomes while contributing to a dynamic care environment and ongoing

Qualifications

• Associate Of Nursing
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire
• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR upon hire
• Bachelor Of Nursing or Equivalent
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

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

Bachelor Of Nursing or Equivalent

Associate Of Nursing

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Job description

CommonSpirit Memorial, a faith-based not-for-profit health system, seeks a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality, individualized care. You will perform skilled assessments, manage therapies, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support patient recovery in a fast-paced hospital setting.

You will apply critical thinking, prioritization, and patient advocacy to ensure safety and positive outcomes while contributing to a dynamic care environment and ongoing