RN ICU
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will deliver compassionate, high-quality care that supports patients’ well-being and recovery. You will provide individualized, comprehensive care by assessing patients, performing skilled procedures, and implementing patient care plans. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment focused on patient outcomes. The role includes assessing patients on admission and throughout their stay; planning, documenting, and evaluating care and patient or family education; implementing treatments and patient-safety protocols; and reassessing patients after interventions. You will communicate significant changes to physicians and the Charge Nurse or Team Leader, coordinate care and discharge needs with other clinical disciplines, and give and receive bedside shift reports to support continuity of care. You will also maintain a safe patient and work environment and promptly report safety or hazard concerns. St. Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital is a 100-bed facility serving Fort Bend County and Southwest Houston. Its services include heart care, neuroscience, and robotic surgery.
Requirements
- At least one year of RN experience upon hire.
- Associate degree in Nursing upon hire.
- Texas Registered Nurse license upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients on admission and on an ongoing basis, provide nursing care for their physical, psychological, and spiritual needs, and notify the physician of changes requiring attention.
- Design, direct, evaluate, and document individualized plans of care, daily goals, patient and family teaching, and safe transition and discharge plans.
- Coordinate with other clinical disciplines to address specialized patient-care and discharge needs.
- Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies.
- Recognize and report significant changes in patients’ conditions to the Charge Nurse or Team Leader and/or physician.
- Implement patient-safety initiatives and protocols, including medication-safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications.
- Reassess patients at appropriate intervals after interventions, notify physicians when interventions may need modification, and adjust care to meet changing needs.
- Give and receive bedside shift reports, including family participation, and provide accurate, comprehensive reports to support continuity of care.
- Delegate tasks as needed, taking coworkers’ experience and abilities and patient acuity into account.
- Maintain a safe patient and work environment, promptly remove used or soiled equipment and linen to appropriate locations, and immediately report patient-safety and hazard concerns.
- Incorporate national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
