Medical Surgical RN

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Tennessee seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver high-quality, compassionate patient care. You will perform assessments, procedure-based care, and contribute to care plans within an interdisciplinary team. A patient-first mindset and strong sense of urgency are essential to support recovery and career growth.

The role requires ADN and TN RN licensure, plus CPR certification and a commitment to safety and excellence in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Mandatory ADN and RN licensure at hire.
• CPR certification (AHA) required at hire.
• Strong patient-care focus and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring with escalation of acute changes.
• Administer and monitor therapies and medications per patient rights.
• Manage rapidly changing situations and prioritize multiple patients.
• Support healing environment and patient advocacy within a team.
• Educate and coach patients and families about condition and care.

Skills

TN RN License

CPR (AHA)

Patient care

Education

Associate Of Nursing (ADN)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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 upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire and
• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing
• 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 preventive 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

$30.76 - $45.76 /hour