RN: Surgical ICU - Nights

University of Missouri Health Care • Columbia, MO

4d • $34 - $51 • Onsite

About The Position

MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse to join its Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) team at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. In a fast-paced critical care environment, the nurse provides specialized care to patients recovering from complex surgical procedures and those facing life-threatening conditions. The role involves continuously assessing and monitoring patients, responding to changes in their status, and collaborating with surgeons, intensivists, respiratory therapists, and other multidisciplinary team members. The nurse uses critical care interventions, pain management, medication administration, and advanced monitoring techniques to support quality patient outcomes. The position also includes educating and supporting patients and their families, explaining treatment plans, evaluating patient responses, and adapting care plans as needed.

The role is on-site and scheduled for nights, three 12-hour shifts from 1900 to 0730. The base pay range is $34.46–$51.02 per hour, based on experience, with additional differentials of $4.00 per hour for night shift and $3.00 per hour for weekends. MU Health Care describes its environment as inspired, hard-working, collaborative, and driven by its mission to save and improve lives.

Requirements

• Missouri Board of Nursing RN license or Nurse Licensure Compact multistate RN license. Compact-state RNs must apply under their new state of residency within 30 days after changing their primary state of residency.
• One year of RN experience.

Nice To Haves

• Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ conditions and nursing needs, set goals, and prescribe appropriate nursing actions to address physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative needs, including discharge planning.
• Promptly assess, intervene, and reassess patients’ self-reported pain and symptoms using an appropriate assessment tool, such as a 0–10 numerical scale, FACES, or FLACC.
• Understand medication actions and side effects, report pertinent information to the appropriate person, and educate patients and significant others about medications.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions in achieving goals and intended patient care outcomes.
• Maintain nursing care standards and implement hospital and nursing-unit policies and procedures.
• Participate in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement groups, and follow attendance, punctuality, and dress-code guidelines.
• Report pertinent patient observations and reactions to the appropriate person and document them accurately and concisely.
• Provide quality patient care and work with multidisciplinary teams to support high patient satisfaction.
• Complete unit- or department-specific duties as outlined in department documents when applicable.
• Provide specialized critical care to patients recovering from complex surgery or facing life-threatening conditions; monitor and respond to changes in patient status.
• Educate and support patients and families and help them understand treatment plans.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting day one.
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays.
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years.
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%).
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed