Registered Nurse

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Memorial in Tennessee is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care and execute individualized care plans. You will assess patients, perform skilled procedures, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize outcomes.

The role requires keen assessment, strong critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing required.
• RN license in TN upon hire.
• AHA Basic Life Support (CPR) certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and monitor patients, detecting acute changes.
• Administer therapies and medications according to patient rights and safety policies.
• Manage rapidly changing situations and anticipate patient needs.
• Prioritize and coordinate multiple patient needs in a fast-paced setting.
• Support healing environment and advocate for patient comfort and dignity.
• Educate patients and families about conditions and care plans.

Skills

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Nursing care

Team collaboration

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Tools

AHA CPR Certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our 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 thrive in this vital 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
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire
• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred:

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 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.