Medical Surgical Nurse

CHI Memorial a member of CommonSpirit 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 4700 team members and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.

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. Youll 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 patients readiness and ability to learn effectively explains a patients condition and their interpretation of his or her illness.

Required Education & Experience:

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Equivalent
• Completion of an accredited Nursing Program

Preferred Education & Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing/Equivalent or Higher

Required Licensure & Certifications:

• Registered Nurse License
• American Heart Association BLS

Preferred Licensure & Certifications:

• American Heart Association ACLS
• American Heart Association PALS

Required Minimum Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Proficient in necessary nursing procedures (Including medication administration wound care ECG interpretation (basic) and patient assessment).
  
• Ability to effectively interact with patients families and healthcare team members and to solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety and maintaining a safe work environment.
  
• Proficient in electronic health record (EHR) documentation.

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