Registered Nurse - ICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Intensive Care Unit provides intensive care to patients with life-threatening conditions. The role requires advanced critical-care skills, sound and timely decision-making, and compassionate care. The ICU RN monitors vital signs and blood oxygen levels, administers IV fluids, and communicates with the medical team to support adjustments to care plans. The RN delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The position provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care. The RN is accountable for the care of assigned patients and communicates changes in their clinical condition to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms. The RN must respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response and maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. This is a full-time, night-shift position at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, with 12-hour shifts. A sign-on bonus of $15,000 is available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply, with details discussed during the interview process.
Requirements
- Current and valid state RN license.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
- Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
- Minimum of one year as a staff RN in an acute care hospital; critical care experience preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a Critical Care Course.
- Critical Care RN (CCRN) certification.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Critical care experience as a staff RN.
Responsibilities
- Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
- Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care.
- Remain accountable for the care provided to assigned patients.
- Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
- Monitor vital signs and blood oxygen levels and administer IV fluids.
- Communicate with the medical team to support changes to care plans.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
Benefits
- Health insurance options
- Dental insurance options
- Vision insurance options
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- Paid holidays
- Bereavement leave
- FMLA and other leave options
- Employer 401K options
- Tuition reimbursement options
- Life insurance options
- Disability insurance options
- Sign-on bonus of $15,000 for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
