Chattanooga Heart Institute
Clinic in Chattanooga, TN
From 1 posting and nurse reviews · Employer research Sep 24, 2026Sources
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The short version
If you are done with nights and weekend rotations, staff describe a Monday-through-Friday outpatient cardiology schedule with major holidays off.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2022-06-05Source: glassdoor.comThe one RN posting we have on file lists $27.97 an hour, so you can run your relocation budget against a real number instead of a range.
If you are moving hereSources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-09-24Go in knowing the clinic RN track is described as narrow for advancement, so ask in your interview what growth actually looks like past year two.
For new gradsSources
As of 2022-06-05Source: glassdoor.com
Nursing here
- Career development
Staff reports limited advancement opportunities for clinic RN roles.
Chattanooga Heart Institute · employer research
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As of 2022-06-05Source: glassdoor.com
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Weekday outpatient schedule
- Staff value the regular Monday through Friday clinic hours with no weekends and major holidays off.
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As of 2022-06-05Source: glassdoor.com- Management and staffing challenges
- Reviews highlight recurrent understaffing, organizational friction, and ineffective leadership handling workplace conflicts.
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As of 2025-02-04Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
Reviews point to recurring understaffing and leadership that has not handled workplace conflict well — worth asking directly about current clinic staffing levels.
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As of 2025-02-04Source: glassdoor.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
Living in Chattanooga, TN
Framed by Lookout Mountain and the Tennessee River, Chattanooga delivers an outdoor-first haven for nurses off the clock. Stroll across the Walnut Street Bridge, explore Southside dining, and settle into walkable Northshore. With a cost of living about 8.5% below the national average, your nursing paycheck stretches significantly further here.
Browse roles in Chattanooga- Metro price level · Chattanooga area
- 8% below the national average
- BEA index 91.5 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,256/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $64,523/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
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Sources
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/The-Chattanooga-Heart-Institute-management-Reviews-EI_IE1963294.0,31_KH32,42.htm
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2022-06-05
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Lean on the people who have been here longer than you, and never write off a good nursing assistant.
Three or four years went by before the overwhelmed feeling lifted, and close to six before I felt expert at the bedside. Measure this in years, not months.