Neuro ICU RN

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga; Glenwood (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga is seeking a Neuro ICU RN to apply nursing knowledge and professional standards daily, delivering tailored, patient-centered care in a neuroscience context.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, adaptability, and collaboration to address the evolving needs of neurological patients within a caring, supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing required at hire.
• RN license in TN required at hire.
• BLS/CPR required at hire.
• ACLS required within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic and patient monitoring to detect acute changes and escalate concerns.
• Administer and monitor IV therapies and medications, ensuring patient rights and safety.
• Manage rapidly changing situations by assessing and anticipating needs.
• Coordinate care, prioritize tasks, and meet multiple patient needs promptly.
• Contribute to a healing environment, advocate for patients, and support dignity and comfort.
• Assess patient readiness to learn and explain conditions to patients and families.

Skills

Critical thinking

Nursing assessment

Patient advocacy

Care planning

Team collaboration

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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.