Registered Nurse (RN), Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Intensive Care Unit provides leadership and operational oversight to support safe, efficient, high-quality care for critically ill patients. The role coordinates daily unit operations, staffing, patient flow, and resource allocation, while providing work direction to nursing and support staff and promoting a positive, team-focused environment. The nurse serves as a clinical resource in complex, high-acuity situations; supports communication among patients, families, physicians, and departments; and promotes adherence to organizational policies, nursing standards, and regulatory requirements. The role also contributes to quality and process improvement, staff orientation and development, workforce planning, budget planning, and equipment and supply management. This position is based in the ICU at Aurora Medical Center – BayCare. The schedule is six 12-hour shifts per two weeks, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., totaling 0.9 FTE (72 hours per two weeks). The position includes every third weekend and two holidays per year. The listed pay range is $38.20–$57.30.
Requirements
- Current RN license in the applicable state.
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Typically, at least 3 years of inpatient nursing experience.
- Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage operations, staffing, and patient flow.
- Critical thinking and decision-making skills in high-acuity environments.
- Ability to perform frequent standing, walking, lifting, and patient support activities.
- Use appropriate protective equipment in clinical environments.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and operational oversight to support safe, efficient, high-quality patient care.
- Coordinate daily unit operations, staffing, resource allocation, and patient flow.
- Provide work direction to nursing and support staff, including appropriate assignments and coordination of care delivery.
- Promote communication and collaboration among patients, families, physicians, and departments, and help resolve care needs.
- Support adherence to organizational policies, nursing standards, and regulatory requirements; evaluate patient care outcomes.
- Serve as a clinical resource by providing guidance, coaching, and real-time support in complex or high-acuity situations.
- Collaborate with leadership on process improvement initiatives to enhance workflows, patient experience, and unit performance.
- Support staff orientation, education, coaching, performance, engagement, and professional growth.
- Assist with staffing, scheduling, and workforce planning to maintain appropriate coverage and productivity.
- Participate in budget planning, equipment and supply management, and vendor collaboration.
- Uphold ethical standards, organizational policies, accountability, and professionalism across the team.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
- Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate’s position.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
- Career development programs and well-being programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
