Erlanger Health System
Location
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Salary
$6 / HOUR
Responsible for providing direct and indirect nursing care to patients in the Stroke/Neuro unit. Duties include assessing patients, implementing care plans, and administering medications.
Requires a degree from an accredited School of Nursing and a current nursing license in the State of Tennessee. BLS certification is mandatory prior to starting on the unit.
A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the patient.
Required: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Preferred: N/A
Required: Knowledge of general nursing principles and practice skills; knowledge of organizational functions, policies and regulations; knowledge of current trends and new developments; knowledge of principles and practices of nursing, applicable to those areas requiring special education.
Preferred: N/A
The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.
Preferred: N/A
Ability to assess patients, select, develop, implement and evaluate plan of care. Ability to administer pharmacological drugs as ordered, perform procedures and operate equipment necessary for patient care as assigned.
