ICU Registered Nurse

Joinmethodist; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Fertility and family building benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Methodist Hospital Stone Oak is seeking an ICU Registered Nurse to advocate for patients and families while delivering safe, evidence-based care in a 20-bed unit with a 2:1 patient-to-nurse ratio.

The RN will lead care planning, collaborate with the care team, and participate in unit activities. Texas RN licensure and BLS are required; ACLS preferred. Our team emphasizes teamwork, education, and patient-centered excellence.

Qualifications

• RN provides safe nursing care using the nursing process and leadership.
• Collaborates with the patient care team to achieve quality outcomes.
• Maintains professionalism and adheres to the Texas Nurse Practice Act and hospital policies.
• Current RN license in Texas or multi-state compact; BLS required; ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Applies nursing judgment through the nursing process from assessment to evaluation.
• Conducts comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and pain assessments; addresses education needs.
• Plans, implements and evaluates an individualized plan of care with patient-family involvement.
• Communicates effectively with physicians and care team; uses SBAR for hand-offs.
• Maintains timely patient flow, prioritizes tasks and reports changes in condition.

Skills

Critical thinking

Nursing assessment

Team collaboration

Clinical judgment

Education

Associate’s Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

Job description

As aICU Registered Nurse, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empoweredat every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives.Youllhelp shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The professional Registered Nurse (RN) is the patient and patient’s family advocate. He/she consistently applies and utilizes the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients. The RN collaborates with the patient care team to achieve quality patient outcomes in alignment with the Hospital mission and Methodist Excellence goals. Communicates and utilizes interpersonal skills effectively and role models confidence and professionalism within nursing as evidenced by active engagement in unit and organizational activities. Demonstrates team work and adaptability and is a resource person to the patient care team. He/she is accountable for the quality of nursing care services delivered by self or others under their direction in accordance with the Texas Nurse Practice Act, hospital policies and procedures and the Texas Board of Nursing rules for delegated nursing tasks (Chapter 224). Promotes a positive image of nursing and demonstrates team work and adaptability through consistently following the standards of Methodist Excellence.

About the Unit:

• 20 bed Intensive Care Unit
• Patient to Nurse ratio 2:1
• Caring for a variety of ICU patients with a focus on open heart
• Stroke Certified Unit
• Collaborate closely with the Eye Bank and Tissue and Organ Alliance
• The culture on this unit includes a strong sense of teamwork, support, education, empowerment and fun!
• The team is proud to actively precept nursing students from several institutions, most of whom graduate and return to the team as an RN

What You Will Do In Your Role:

• Applies nursing judgment through a thorough, systematic approach of applying the nursing process to include:
• Assessment: Conducts comprehensive, timely, and ongoing focused physical, psycho- social and pain assessments; includes assessment of patient education needs.
• Planning: Utilizes the assessment, identifies problems, makes nursing diagnoses, formulates goals, teaching plans and outcomes to create an individualized plan of care. Identifies individual patient goals, readiness to learn and incorporates family into the plan of care.
• Implementation: Prioritizes and implements a competent, prioritized and efficient nursing plan of care.
• Evaluation/Reassessment: Consistently conducts timely evaluation, anticipates and recognizes changes in patient conditions, determines when reassessments are needed and adjusts the plan of care as necessary. Compares expected and achieved outcomes of nursing care utilizing the plan of care.
• Collaborates with patient care team members on patient care plan; communicates timely and effectively with physicians and other members of the patient care team through verbal, written or electronic communication to coordinate and facilitate meeting patient needs. Incorporates consistent use of hand-off communication and SBAR communication methods.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, and organizational skills. Prioritizes tasks and adjusts priorities when necessary. Maintains an orderly, efficient and timely flow of patients. Recognizes and reports errors and unusual occurrences and analyze contributing factors. Initiates corrective action when appropriate.

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing or RN Diploma required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
• Minimum of six (6) months of clinical experience as a licensed Registered Nurse required
• One (1) year of Registered Nurse experience in acute care settings strongly preferred
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
• Current American Heart Association BLS Certification required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred

Benefits

Methodist Hospital Stone Oak, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, includingfree counselingand referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Educationsupport through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note:Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Methodist Hospital Stone Oak is equipped with the most modern technology available. With over 280 beds, services include emergency care, general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and acute rehab services.

Methodist Hospital Stone Oak is accredited by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. The stroke rehabilitation program has received the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for Disease-Specific Care Certification of Stroke Rehabilitation. We belong to the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery. Our surgeons and technology offer minimally invasive options to patients. Surgeons from around the country come to train under our world class team. The hospital has been recognized by Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade A and by Modern Healthcare as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. We have also been recognized as a Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures. Finally, by Medicare.gov as #1 in San Antonio and #6 in the entire nation. The hospital is 1 of only 102 hospitals to receive Medicare.gov’s 5-star rating. Join our team to be part of the innovation.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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We are interviewing candidates for our ICU Registered Nurse opening.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.