Registered Nurse - ICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse 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 RN monitors vital signs and blood oxygen levels, administers IV fluids, and communicates with the medical team to adjust care plans as needed. The RN delivers safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct care within the scope of practice. The position also involves guiding patient and family education and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care. The RN is accountable for assigned patients and communicates clinical changes to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring information, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms. The RN must respond promptly and accurately to changes in a patient's condition or treatment response, while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality. This is a full-time, night-shift position at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, with 12-hour shifts. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is available to 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 continued maintenance of certification.
- Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and continued maintenance of certification.
- At least one year of experience 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.
Responsibilities
- Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of 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.
- Take responsibility and accountability for the care of assigned patients.
- Communicate with physicians about changes in patient clinical condition, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms.
- Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
- Monitor vital signs and blood oxygen levels and administer IV fluids.
- Communicate with the medical team to modify care plans as appropriate.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
- Bereavement leave, FMLA, and other leave options.
- Employer 401(k) options.
- Tuition reimbursement options.
- Life, disability, and other insurance options.
- A $15,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates, subject to eligibility and payout terms.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
