Nurse Manager RN - ICU Critical Care

HCA Houston Healthcare; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, vision

Wellbeing support & counseling

PTO, disability and leaves

401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3–9% of

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition and certification support

Fertility and family building benefits

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, Texas is seeking an ICU Nurse Manager to lead a 24/7 critical care environment spanning MICU, SICU, CVICU, NICU support, and more. You will drive patient outcomes, mentor staff, and collaborate with hospital councils and nursing initiatives.

Your leadership will influence care quality, staff development, and operational excellence within a top-tier trauma center. Join a nationally recognized team committed to exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associate, or baccalaureate nursing program.
• Texas RN license or Multi-State Compact; must obtain Texas license within 90 days of hire.
• 3–5 years of critical care ICU experience; 2 years may be considered.
• 1 year of leadership experience in a hospital/healthcare setting.
• Current BLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Upholds organizational alignment across assigned units.
• Executes strategic goal-setting and documents progress for leadership.
• Empowers frontline staff to develop evidence-based practices.
• Maintains consistent communication with monthly staff meetings and updates.
• Optimizes fiscal resources and budgets using advanced information systems.
• Balances workforce staffing to deliver cost-efficient, quality care.

Skills

Leadership experience

Critical care ICU

Communication skills

Education

RN license in Texas

BLS certification

Job description

Work schedule: Monday-Friday – additional coverage as needed.

Advance your nursing leadership career as the ICU RN Manager at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast. In this pivotal role, you will oversee a highly specialized, 24/7 critical care environment spanning the full spectrum of intensive care specialties, including Medical ICU (MICU), Surgical ICU (SICU), Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU), Neuro ICU, Trauma ICU (TICU), Neonatal ICU (NICU), and Burn/Pediatric ICU support frameworks. Dedicated to treating high‑acuity patients who require intensive monitoring and life‑saving interventions, you will lead a multidisciplinary team providing vital services to support our Level III Trauma Center, Certified Primary Stroke Center, and Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation.

Our department manages complex adult, pediatric, and neonatal populations requiring advanced hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and rapid interventions for conditions such as severe sepsis, respiratory failure, heart failure, and acute neurological events. Our unwavering commitment to clinical excellence is demonstrated by major national accolades. The hospital is ranked among America's 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades and has earned the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award for superior outcomes in treating critically ill patients. Additionally, our team operates within an institution honored with the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award for five consecutive years and recognized by the American Heart Association with the Get With The Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving Gold Plus award.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Nurse Manager RN - ICU Critical Care, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

What you will do in this role:

• Upholds Organizational Alignment: Drives NCMC mission, nursing standards, patient satisfaction, and Studer Concepts across assigned units.
• Executes Strategic Goal-Setting: Develops four unit-specific goals aligned with the organization and documents progress for leadership.
• Empowers Staff Autonomy: Encourages frontline staff to develop evidence-based practices and participate actively in department councils.
• Maintains Consistent Communication: Conducts ten monthly staff meetings annually and shares detailed updates via minutes and memos.
• Optimizes Fiscal Resources: Prepares and manages expense, personnel, capital, and supply budgets using advanced information systems.
• Balances Workforce Staffing: Controls overtime, PTO, and Nursing Hours per Patient Day to deliver cost-efficient, quality care.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing 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 BLS issued from American Heart Association preferred.
• Excellent oral/written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with all customers both orally/written in a clear, professional and effective manner.
• 3-5 years of critical care ICU experience highly desired; will consider 2-years.
• 1 year of previous Leadership experience in a hospital/healthcare environment required.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs 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
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for 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.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is a full‑service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas. We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50 years. With board‑certified physicians, registered nurses and expert technicians, the community has come to rely on us for top‑quality, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare. HCA Houston Southeast is the only hospital in Pasadena with both Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology and full accreditation by The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient‑centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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.

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