Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse

Apex Home Health, Hospice & Home Care; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Home Health, Hospice & Home Care in St. Louis, MO seeks an experienced ICU nurse to provide expert care for critically ill patients in the ICU. You will perform complex assessments, manage ventilators and titrate IV therapies, and work with an interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes.

Join a mission-driven environment focused on compassionate care, continuous learning, and strong teamwork to support patients and families during critical events.

Qualifications

• Strong critical care assessment and nursing skills.
• Ability to manage ventilators and titrate medications.
• Clear communication and collaboration in fast-paced, high-acuity environments.
• Commitment to patient safety, quality care, and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex patient assessments and clinical decision-making in high-acuity settings.
• Manage advanced life-support therapies, including ventilators and titratable IV drips.
• Coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes.
• Support patients and families during critical events through empathetic communication.
• Deliver research-connected, mission-driven care with a strong focus on teamwork and continuous learning.

Skills

Critical care nursing

Ventilator management

IV titration

Team collaboration

Patient safety

Job description

Role:

Provide expert, compassionate nursing care to critically ill patients in the ICU.

• Perform complex patient assessments and clinical decision-making in high-acuity settings.
• Manage advanced life-support therapies, including ventilators and titratable IV drips.
• Coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes.
• Support patients and families during critical events through empathetic communication.
• Deliver research-connected, mission-driven care with a strong focus on teamwork and continuous learning.

Qualifications/Skills:

Strong critical care assessment and nursing skills; ability to manage ventilators and titrate medications; clear communication and collaboration in fast-paced, high-acuity environments; commitment to patient safety, quality care, and ongoing professional development.