St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center·Chattanooga, Tennessee
Assist licensed therapists in applying physical therapeutic treatments and modalities to patients with disabilities or injuries. Monitor patient reactions and provide progress reports to the supervising clinician.
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 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 vital 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 patient’s readiness and ability to learn, effectively explains a patient’s condition and their interpretation of his or her illness.
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 Associate Of Nursing Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire AHA Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire Preferred Bachelors Of Nursing Advanced Cardiac Life Support Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or GED. CPR/BLS certification is required.
Market context
Registered Nurse openings in Tennessee are often strongest in primary care, ambulatory care, and other outpatient settings, where employers look for nurses who can manage routine assessments, patient education, and care coordination. These roles are competitive because they require both an ADN and 2-3 years of relevant experience, plus Veterans Health Administration credentialing and an unrestricted license. Before applying, confirm your licensure and VHA credentialing status, and review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time versus reading the full original posting.
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