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Registered Nurse

CHI Memorial Chattanooga

#Registered Nurse #Medication Administration #BLS #ACLS #Patient Care #Nursing #Healthcare #Patient Safety #PALS #EHR #Acute Care #Nursing Process

Other On Site 0-2 yrsPosted 8 months agoCloses Oct 10

Location

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Quick overview

The Registered Nurse will incorporate the nursing process and professional standards into daily practice, providing consistent care based on the patient's changing physical and psychosocial needs. Responsibilities include diagnostic monitoring, administering therapeutic interventions, managing rapidly changing situations, and ensuring quality healthcare practices through evidence-based guidelines.

Requirements summary

Required education is an Associate's Degree in Nursing or equivalent from an accredited program, along with a current Registered Nurse License and American Heart Association BLS certification. Candidates must be proficient in necessary nursing procedures like medication administration and patient assessment, and demonstrate the ability to interact effectively in a fast-paced environment.

associate degreebachelor degreeCommunicationPatient AdvocacyMedication AdministrationPatient MonitoringPatient AssessmentPatient SafetyWound CareNursing ProcessEHR DocumentationEvidence-Based Practice

Job description

Where You’ll Work 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 4,700 team members and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.
Job Summary and Responsibilities Incorporates knowledge of the nursing process and the professional standards of nursing in daily practice.
Applies knowledge of growth and development to perform detailed assignments/interventions.
Provides consistent care based on the changing physical and psychosocial needs, unique to the patient.
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.
Ensuring the quality of health care/organization practices (understands and incorporates Evidence-Based Practice guidelines into their practices, uses hospital resources effectively, demonstrates the ability to use, maintain and troubleshoot patient equipment and communicates effectively and timely with physicians regarding care needs, status changes and questions regarding treatment plans.
Recognizes and performs duties which are needed even when not directly assigned.
The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job.
They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job.
Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements Required Education & Experience: Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Equivalent Completion of an accredited Nursing Program Preferred Education & Experience: Bachelor’s 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. #RNSoutheast

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