Neuro ICU RN

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial is seeking a Neuro ICU Registered Nurse to apply the nursing process and professional standards in daily practice, delivering patient-centered care for neurological patients.

You will respond to rapid changes, monitor patients, administer therapies, assess needs, and educate patients and families as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Nursing (ADN) or equivalent is required.
• RN license in TN at hire.
• BLS/CPR required at hire; ACLS within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring with rapid recognition of changes.
• Administration and monitoring of intravenous therapies and medications per policy.
• Effective management of rapidly changing situations and prioritization of care.
• Organization and coordination to meet multiple patient needs.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient-centered care

Nursing process

Adaptability

Education

Associate Of Nursing

Registered Nurse (RN)

Basic Life Support - CPR

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Bachelors Of Nursing

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Neuro ICU RN, you will incorporate knowledge of the nursing process and professional standards of nursing into your daily practice, applying knowledge of growth and development to perform detailed assignments and interventions.

Every day you will provide consistent care tailored to the changing physical and psychosocial needs unique to each patient, ensuring comprehensive and compassionate support within a neuroscience context.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional critical thinking and adaptability, consistently delivering high-quality, patient-centered care that addresses the complex and evolving needs of neurological patients.

• 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

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.