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Critical Care RN

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Posted Sep 25

Unit and setting
ICU · Hospital
License
RN license Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire andRN license in Tennessee
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
RN license in Tennessee Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire and Check your license
Certification
Basic Life Support - CPR Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing Associate Of Nursing Nursing, upon hire and

Preferred

Certification
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing, upon hire

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for Tennessee staff rolesTennessee staff postings that state pay run $25/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $46/hr, across 370 postings.

The role and schedule

Day to day
Diagnostic and patient monitoring Diagnostic and patient monitoring (detection and recognition of acute changes and escalation or concerns/critical results).
Day to day
Administration and monitoring therapeutic interventions and regimens
Day to day
Effective management of rapidly changing situations Effective management of rapidly changing situations (identifying, assessing and anticipating needs).
Day to day
Organization and work rule competencies Organization and work rule competencies (prioritizing, coordination and meeting multiple patient needs in a timely manner).
Day to day
Patient advocacy, comfort, and maintaining a healing environment
Day to day
Patient teaching and coaching

The workplace

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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 ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

Your fit

On your path

ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.

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Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a 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 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.

Job RequirementsRequired

  • Associate Of Nursing Nursing, upon hire and
  • Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire and
  • Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months and Preferred

Bachelors Of Nursing Nursing, upon hire Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire

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.

Pay Range

$33.11 - $49.25 /hour

What's around it?

In Hixson, TN

Hixson, TN

Living costs about 8% below the US average

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