RN, Staff Nurse - Baroness Hospital - ICU Float Pool - Full-time
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. Erlanger is an academic medical center.
- Unit and setting
- ICU · Hospital
- License
- RN license Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee.Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee. Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee. Check your license
- License
- A Registered Nurse in the Admissions Unit ICU unit must be familiar with the care of a diverse population and be able to prioritize care; be able to maintain flexibility and float as needed to provide critical care in various settings in addition to the Admissions Unit.
- License
- 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.
- License
- Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
- Certification
- BLS Certified.
- Certification
- BLS completed prior to going to the unit/ department and maintained going forward
- Also asks
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Required: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Also asks
- Knowledge of general nursing principles and practice skills; knowledge of organizational functions, and regulations; knowledge of current trends and new developments; knowledge of principles and practices of nursing, applicable to those areas requiring special education.
- Also asks
- The Admissions Unit Nurse must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the Admissions Unit.
- Also asks
- The nurse must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient?s acute or critical status and interpret and response appropriate to the identified information.
- Also asks
- Department Position Summary
- Also asks
- The nurse will assist the admitting physician in determining the plan of care for patients transferring in to the Erlanger system.
- Also asks
- The nurse will provide care as needed per described unit's policies and procedures, assist co-workers processing monitored and med surg patients and provide charge relief duties for the Admissions Unit.
- Also asks
- Ability to assess patients, select, develop, implement and evaluate plan of care.
- Also asks
- Ability to administer pharmacological drugs as ordered, perform procedures and operate equipment necessary for patient care as assigned.
- Also asks
- The primary objective of the ICU component of the Admissions Unit is to process admitted patients prior to transferring to an inpatient bed, receiving transfers from other facilities and implement and provide critical care to patients for a varied length of time.
- Also asks
- Erlanger Baroness Hospital Chattanooga, TNRN Staff Nurse ICU
- Also asks
- Standard Hours
- Also asks
- Regular
Preferred
- Certification
- ACLS; Critical Care Course Preferred: ACLS; Critical Care Course
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Floating
- Floats to other units
The workplace
You are looking at a teaching hospital system in Chattanooga affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and UT College of Medicine. Days run on Epic. If you are new or under a year in, the Erlanger Nurse…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Original listing
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A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the patient.
Education
Required: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. BLS Certified.
Preferred: ACLS; Critical Care Course
Experience
Required: Knowledge of general nursing principles and practice skills; knowledge of organizational functions, 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 Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required: Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Tennessee. BLS completed prior to going to the unit/ department and maintained going forward
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
Department Position Summary
The Admissions Unit Nurse must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the Admissions Unit. The nurse must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient?s acute or critical status and interpret and response appropriate to the identified information. A Registered Nurse in the Admissions Unit ICU unit must be familiar with the care of a diverse population and be able to prioritize care; be able to maintain flexibility and float as needed to provide critical care in various settings in addition to the Admissions Unit.
The nurse will assist the admitting physician in determining the plan of care for patients transferring in to the Erlanger system. The nurse will provide care as needed per described unit's policies and procedures, assist co-workers processing monitored and med surg patients and provide charge relief duties for the Admissions Unit. 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. The primary objective of the ICU component of the Admissions Unit is to process admitted patients prior to transferring to an inpatient bed, receiving transfers from other facilities and implement and provide critical care to patients for a varied length of time.
Erlanger Baroness Hospital Chattanooga, TNRN Staff Nurse ICU
Standard Hours
Regular
What's around it?
Chattanooga, TNFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,256/mo
- Household income
- $64,523/yr, all local households, not nurse pay