Lead Registered Nurse – ICU

Aura Health; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aura Health is seeking a Clinical Nurse Coordinator for the Lung Rescue ICU to oversee complex critical care and ensure high-acuity patient outcomes.

You will coordinate care plans, provide bedside nursing, mentor staff, collaborate with intensivists and respiratory therapists, and lead education and quality initiatives to improve throughput and patient safety. Strong leadership and communication are essential; RN licensure and ICU experience required.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required and current license in good standing.
• Experience in critical or intensive care nursing, preferably respiratory/ICU.
• Leadership and collaboration skills to mentor staff.
• Commitment to patient safety, quality care and team environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex critical care for patients with severe respiratory conditions
• Conduct patient assessments and develop individualized care plans
• Provide bedside clinical care, ensuring safe, evidence-based practices
• Collaborate with intensivists, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary teams
• Precept and mentor staff to promote professional development
• Support unit education and quality improvement initiatives
• Optimize patient throughput and care delivery efficiency
• Champion patient safety, satisfaction, and compassionate, high-acuity care

Skills

Critical care experience

Leadership

Communication

Mentorship

Team collaboration

Patient safety focus

Education

RN licensure

Job description

Role: Clinical Nurse Coordinator for the Lung Rescue ICU

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex critical care for patients with severe respiratory conditions
• Conduct patient assessments and develop individualized care plans
• Provide bedside clinical care, ensuring safe, evidence-based practices
• Collaborate with intensivists, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary teams
• Precept and mentor staff to promote professional development
• Support unit education and quality improvement initiatives
• Optimize patient throughput and care delivery efficiency
• Champion patient safety, satisfaction, and compassionate, high-acuity care

Qualifications & Skills

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• Experience in critical or intensive care nursing, preferably with respiratory or ICU expertise
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to mentor staff and support education initiatives
• Commitment to patient safety, quality care, and team-oriented environment