Cardiac Stepdown Nurse

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Cardiac Stepdown Nurse? At Parkridge Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Registered Nurse performs direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act, utilizes therapeutic communication, and maintains a safe therapeutic environment. The RN identifies nursing problems related to individual patient needs, plans individualized care using an interdisciplinary approach, and participates in performance‑improvement activities. In a charge‑nurse role, the RN oversees day‑to‑day activities to ensure quality patient care, makes staff assignments based on patient need, acuity, and staff skill, serves as a role model and clinical resource, and responds promptly to requests for information or follow‑up with physicians, staff, or patients.

What you will do in this role

• Assess, plan, and evaluate patients’ care needs and carry out physician orders.
• Administer prescribed medications, change dressings, clean wounds, and monitor vital signs.
• Record and communicate patient condition using computerized documentation systems.
• Instruct and educate patients and families as part of a multidisciplinary care‑planning team.

What qualifications you will need

• Registered Nurse degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current licensure with the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification (or obtain within 6 months of hire).
• One year of clinical nursing experience preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
• Well‑being support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability, and other leave programs.
• 401(k) plan with a 100 % match on 3 %–9 % of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and retirement readiness tools.
• Education support: tuition assistance, student‑loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity‑theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Facility Overview

Parkridge Medical Center is a 270‑plus‑bed hospital located near downtown Chattanooga. The facility offers comprehensive diagnostic, medical, and surgical services, including cardiovascular surgery, cancer treatment, intensive care, orthopedic and spine surgery, rehabilitation, a state‑of‑the‑art neurosurgery program, OB‑GYN services, a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and behavioral health treatment centers for children and adults.