Critical Care Fellowship RN-CVICU

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 48,835 - 76,263; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Houston is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality patient care. This role involves crucial responsibilities, including patient assessments, care planning, and implementing treatment protocols. The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and possess a Texas RN license, along with essential certifications in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. This position offers a pay rate of $35.45 - $55.36 per hour, promoting a dynamic patient-care environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year of RN experience upon hire.
• Registered Nurse license in Texas upon hire.
• Competence in Registered Nurse performance expectations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct admission and ongoing assessments of patients.
• Design and evaluate patient care plans and document progress.
• Prepare patients for treatments and surgeries.
• Reassess patients following interventions to ensure care is effective.
• Provide comprehensive shift reports to ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Patient-first mindset

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support - CPR certification

Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high‑quality care that truly impacts our patients' well‑being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient‑first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast‑paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
• Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
• Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
• Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
• Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from

Job Requirements

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing and one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire and
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Pay Range

$35.45 - $55.36 /hour