Medical Surgical Nurse

CommonSpirit HealthChattanooga, TN
8dOnsite

About The Position

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. You'll 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.

Requirements

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Equivalent
  • Completion of an accredited Nursing Program
  • Registered Nurse License
  • American Heart Association BLS
  • 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.

Nice To Haves

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing/Equivalent or Higher
  • American Heart Association ACLS
  • American Heart Association PALS

Responsibilities

  • 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.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Education Level

Associate degree

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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