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Short Stay RN

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga

#Registered Nurse #Patient Advocacy #RN #Medication Administration #BLS #ACLS #Multidisciplinary Team #Patient Care #Nursing

Quick overview

The Cardiac Nurse provides direct care to patients with life-threatening cardiac conditions and assists families with long-term care planning. They are responsible for monitoring vitals, administering medications, and coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure patient safety and comfort.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold an Associate Degree in Nursing and possess a valid Tennessee Registered Nurse license. Required certifications include Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

associate degreebachelor degreeMedication administrationPatient comfortPatient monitoringPatient advocacySafety protocolsPatient assessmentMultidisciplinary collaborationCritical careIntravenous therapyClinical nursingCardiac nursingTeaching and coachingVitals observation

Job description

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.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Cardiac Nurse, you’ll care for patients who may have life-threatening cardiac events or conditions while helping their families navigate daily care and the long-term plan for healing and maintenance outside of the hospital.
You’ll never have the same day twice as your patients’ needs evolve.
That’s why you must be adaptable and detail-oriented, observing vitals and reporting the warning signs early to our multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, EKG techs, and other cardiovascular professionals.
Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to go the extra mile for your patients and your strong assessment skills.
To further support your nursing career, we offer continuing education opportunities to help you advance your clinical nursing skills.
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.

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