Registered Nurse / RN - ICU - PRN, Days

Texas Health • Fort Worth, TX

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Alliance is seeking a Registered Nurse for its 12-bed ICU, which provides high-quality care to critically ill patients. The role uses the Nursing Process to assess patients, plan and deliver care, intervene as appropriate, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. Nurses incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures, respond to patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintain continuity of care across shifts and hospitals, including during out-of-hospital transfers.

The unit offers opportunities to train in high-acuity skills, including intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Targeted Temperature Management, Impella, and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT). The department has 24/7 Intensivist/Advanced Nurse Practitioner coverage, nurse-doctor collaboration, national certification preparation and courses, and opportunities for professional growth and career development. Self-scheduling is offered, and employees are encouraged to participate in hospital-wide councils and committees.

This is a PRNIII day-shift position at Texas Health Alliance in Fort Worth, Texas. The schedule is 6:45 a.m.–7:15 p.m., six shifts per six-week schedule, including two weekend shifts.

Requirements

• Associate degree in nursing or nursing diploma required; BSN preferred.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire.
• Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency.
• BCLS required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
• ACLS required within 90 days.
• NIHSS required within 60 days of hire.
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training required within 90 days of hire.
• One year of experience as a clinical nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• At least one year of current ICU experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care using the Nursing Process.
• Assess patients.
• Plan patient care.
• Intervene as appropriate.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
• Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
• Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ needs for information.
• Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.

Benefits

• 401(k).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Discount programs.
• Other benefits are available; details are not specified.
• National certification preparation and courses, with test reimbursement/bonus.
• Self-scheduling offered.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• Supportive team environment and opportunities to participate in hospital-wide councils and committees.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree