Local Contract Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $47-53 per hour
Chattanooga, TN, 37450, USA
- Healthcare
- Part-time
- ICU nurse
- intensive care unit
- critical care RN
A local contract RN with ICU specialization is required for a 13-week night shift position in Chattanooga, Tennessee, providing critical care to post open heart surgery patients in a 12-bed intensive care unit. The role demands advanced cardiac critical care skills, certifications such as ACLS and BLS, and experience with specialized equipment like Impella and Hemosphere monitoring systems. Responsibilities include participation in code blue responses, floating to other units as needed, and ensuring high-quality patient care and communication.
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Regional is seeking a local contract nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a local contract nursing job in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 01/12/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Local Contract
Unit Specifics:
· Number of Beds: 12
· Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): 1 dayshift secretary, primary RN staffing
· Type of equipment: Standard critical care equipment plus Impella, Hemosphere advance monitoring platform.
· Documentation system: Meditech
· Scheduling requirements: Participative scheduling. Manager reserves right to move staff around to fill in gaps in schedule at time of submission, minimum 3 weekend shifts per month, block scheduling not guaranteed.
· Floating policy: Must float to other units in the facility as required. PCU/Medical surgical
· Patient Experience requirements: Nurses explain care and medications, nurses treat with courtesy and respect, call light answered timely.
Hospital Specifics-
· Certifications: ACLS, BLS. CCRN a plus.
Must have: Cardiac critical care experience Advanced skills needed: Ability to care for post open heart minimum of 1 to 2 days postop. Impella heart pump, CRRT a plus. Critical care team responds to rapids and code blue. Procedures performed on unit: Intubations, CRRT, hemodynamic monitoring Certifications Required: ACLS and BLS minimum. CCRN a plus




