Registered Nurse / RN - ICU - PRN, Days
About The Position
Texas Health Alliance is hiring a Registered Nurse for its 12-bed ICU, which provides high-quality care to critically ill patients. The role offers opportunities to develop high-acuity skills, including care involving Intra-aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), Targeted Temperature Management, Impella, and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT). The unit provides 24/7 Intensivist/Advanced Nurse Practitioner coverage, strong nurse/physician collaboration, self-scheduling, certification preparation and courses, and opportunities to contribute to hospital-wide councils and committees. The nurse delivers patient care using the nursing process, incorporating age-specific safety and infection-control measures, communicating with patients and significant others, and maintaining continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and out-of-hospital transfers. This is a PRN III position on the day shift at Texas Health Alliance in Fort Worth, with a six-shift-per-six-week schedule that includes two weekend shifts.
Requirements
- Associate Degree or Nursing Diploma in Nursing required.
- 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
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- At least one year of current ICU experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Deliver patient care utilizing 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' information needs.
- 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
- Certification test reimbursement/bonus
- Self-scheduling
- Professional growth and career development opportunities
- Supportive team environment
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
