ICU RN

CommonSpirit Health; Lake Jackson (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking an on-site Registered Nurse to deliver compassionate, high-quality care at St. Luke’s Health-Brazosport Hospital in Lake Jackson, TX.

You will perform comprehensive patient assessments, implement care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes. The role emphasizes critical thinking, timely interventions, and adherence to safety and hospital protocols in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing required at hire
• Diploma in Nursing required at hire
• At least 1 year of RN experience
• Demonstrated competence in RN performance expectations at hire
• RN license in TX at hire
• BLS/CPR within 14 days
• ACLS within 6 months
• TNCC within 12 months

Responsibilities

• Assess admission and ongoing patient condition and provide nursing care across physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
• Design and document plan of care, patient/family teaching, and discharge planning with multidisciplinary input.
• Prepare patients for treatments, surgeries and diagnostics; report significant changes to physician or team leader; follow safety protocols.
• Reassess patients after interventions and adjust care as needed; notify physician for modifications.
• Provide clear, accurate bedside handoffs and delegate tasks to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintain a safe clinical environment and promptly address safety concerns for patients and staff.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Critical thinking

Patient assessment

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Associates of Science in Nursing

Diploma in Nursing

Bachelor of Nursing (preferred)

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.

• 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 off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Of Science Nursing, upon hire or
• Diploma Nursing, upon hire and
• At least one (1) year of RN experience and
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months and
• Trauma Nurse Core Course, within 12 - months

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

St. Luke’s Health-Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful, 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services, our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower, level III trauma center, advanced cardiac care center, and full-service, multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled employees to meet our patients’ medical needs. South Brazoria County’s premier healthcare system, St. Luke’s Health-Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve.