Cardiac RN

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404

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RN

Cardiac

Cardiology

Cardiovascular

Critical Care

Posted Jul 15, 2026 · Last seen active Jul 17, 2026

What this might mean for you

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga is hiring for its own floors — no agency between you and the manager. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $72k–$107k a year.

About this role

As our Cardiac Nurse, you'll care for patients who may have life-threatening cardiac events or conditions while helping their families navigate daily care and the long-term plan for healing and maintenance outside of the hospital. You'll never have the same day twice as your patients' needs evolve. That's why you must be adaptable and detail-oriented, observing vitals and reporting the warning signs early to our multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, EKG techs, and other cardiovascular professionals. Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to go the extra mile for your patients and your strong assessment skills. To further support your nursing career, we offer continuing education opportunities to help you advance your clinical nursing skills. Diagnostic and patient monitoring (detection and recognition of acute changes and escalation or concerns/critical results).

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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.

Skills for this role

vital signs observation and reportingpatient assessmentdiagnostic and patient monitoringdetection and recognition of acute changesescalation of concerns and critical resultsstarting and maintaining intravenous therapiesmedication administrationfall preventionskin breakdown preventionsafety measures compliancemanagement of rapidly changing situationsprioritizing patient needs

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing (required)
Registered Nurse License - TN (required)
Basic Life Support - CPR (required, upon hire)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (required, within 6 months)
Bachelor's degree in Nursing (preferred)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred)
Experience working with cardiac care patients

Benefits

Continuing education opportunities

About the employer

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga

Hospital

Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga is a hospital located at 2525 de Sales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404, and is part of CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States. The facility is affiliated with CommonSpirit Medical…

What reviewers appreciate

Part of CommonSpirit Health, a large multi-state nonprofit system offering career mobility across facilities in Tennessee and Georgia
Continuing education opportunities provided to help nurses advance clinical nursing skills
Multidisciplinary team collaboration with specialists such as cardiologists, EKG techs, and cardiovascular professionals

What reviewers flag

Cardiac nursing roles require high adaptability due to evolving patient needs and potentially life-threatening patient conditions, indicating a high-pressure work environment
No specific nurse-to-patient ratio, salary, or detailed benefits information was publicly available in the provided research, making it difficult for candidates to assess compensation competitiveness

Benefits: The provided research specifically mentions continuing education opportunities to support nursing career advancement. Full details of the benefits package (health insurance, retirement, PTO, etc.) were not available in the provided sources.

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Living in Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga sits along the Tennessee River, framed by the Appalachian foothills. The revitalized Southside district and Walnut Street Bridge give the city a walkable, outdoorsy feel. Nurses relocating here find mid-size affordability, a growing medical corridor, and easy weekend access to trails, rivers, and mountain overlooks.

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$34.69–$51.59/hr

Posted pay · approx. $72k–$107k/yr

LocationChattanooga, Tennessee 37404

Role typeRN

Settinghospital