RN Intensive Care Unit

HCA Healthcare • Lewisville, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in the Intensive Care Unit in accordance with the department’s requirements and the scope and standards of nursing practice. Working with medical providers and other care team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.

The RN performs ordered procedures and monitoring, documents care promptly and thoroughly, and educates patients and families about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications, potential side effects, follow-up measures, and healthy lifestyle changes. The RN translates complex medical terminology into clear explanations and prepares patients and families for future self-management. The role also involves applying evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic treatment that supports recovery.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
• Associate degree in nursing required.
• At least 1 year of experience required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Collaborate with medical providers and other care team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
• Document care in patient medical records in a timely and thorough manner.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
• Explain complex medical terminology in a way patients and caregivers can understand.
• Teach non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
• Prepare patients and families or caregivers for future self-management.
• Apply evidence-based practices and participate in continuous process improvement to meet and exceed quality measures.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic treatment plans that promote recovery.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree