Preop Post Nurse

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga; Glenwood (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive perioperative care across preoperative, intraoperative, and immediate postoperative phases. You will lead and coordinate the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient safety and optimal outcomes.

The role calls for strong clinical expertise, ability to manage high-stress emergencies, and a commitment to patient education and family engagement.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Registered Nurse: TN.
• Basic Life Support - CPR.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate perioperative care across preoperative, intraoperative and immediate postoperative phases.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety and optimal outcomes.
• Demonstrate strong clinical expertise in perioperative nursing and critical thinking in dynamic environments.
• Manage time and workload to meet multiple patient needs efficiently.
• Assess and document significant changes in a patient’s condition and educate patients on illness and lifestyle factors.

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

RN license in TN

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for the comprehensive care of the surgical patient across all perioperative phases: preoperative, intraoperative, and immediate postoperative. You will play a critical role in ensuring patient safety and optimal outcomes. Every day, you will engage in all activities, both technical and professional, that contribute to the safest perioperative course and most positive outcome possible for each patient. This includes direct patient assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Furthermore, you will effectively direct and coordinate the activities of other healthcare team members to achieve this paramount goal, functioning as a leader in patient-centered care. This role demands exceptional clinical expertise in perioperative nursing, sharp critical thinking, and the skill to manage complex patient care in a dynamic environment. Achieving superior patient safety and positive surgical outcomes will hinge on your leadership in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and unwavering commitment

• Skilled performance in extreme life threatening emergencies.
• Prioritizing, coordinating, and meeting multiple patient needs and requests in a timely manner.
• Anticipating and preventing periods of extreme workload within a shift as evidenced by good time management and organizational skills.
• Detection and documentation of significant changes in a patient’s condition.
• Assist patients to understand their illness and the effects of lifestyle including diet, activity, smoking and weight loss.
• Assess and evaluate a patient’s readiness to learn, and consider factors affecting a patient’s learning ability and knowledge level.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 - months

Preferred

• one (1) years’ experience in preoperative surgical area or ICU and
• Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing, 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.