Registered Nurse - ICU | FT Nights

White Rock Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Paid Time Off

Life insurance

Voluntary STD/LTD

Job summary

White Rock Medical Center in the Dallas area seeks an ICU RN to provide high‑level nursing care on a designated unit. You will assess, plan, and implement interventions while coordinating with physicians and other staff to support critically ill patients and their families.

The role emphasizes safety, accurate documentation in EMR, and leadership in daily duties within a patient‑centered environment. A Texas RN license and BLS/ACLS are required.

Qualifications

• Active Texas RN license and current ACLS/BLS credentials.
• Experience in ICU or critical care settings preferred.
• Strong communication with patients, families and care teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for ICU patients on assigned shift.
• Document assessments, interventions and patient responses in EMR.
• Administer medications, monitor vitals and manage invasive devices.
• Lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal outcomes.

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Critical thinking

BLS ACLS certified

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

RN license

Tools

EMR software

Glucometer

Ventilator management

Job description

Description

White Rock Medical Center is a community-based hospital located near the historic White Rock Lake community, that serves the Dallas, Garland, Mesquite and surrounding areas. We specialize in a wide range of services including comprehensive medical/surgical care, bariatric, cardiology, outpatient and emergency medicine.

Our mission is to deliver exceptional healthcare with compassion and excellence.

White Rock Medical Center is seeking compassionate, care-minded individuals to join our company and make a difference. As a member of the White Rock Medical Center team, you can advance your skills while working in a supportive and patient focused environment.

Why join White Rock Medical Center?

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Employee programs and events.
• Paid Time Off and 5 Company Holidays with 2 Floating Holidays.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Additional voluntary benefits such as STD, LTD, etc.

ICU RN is accountable for decision making relative to the nursing care of the patients on designated patient care unit on designated shift. Functions independently within a broad scope of established hospital and departmental policies and goals in rendering physical and supportive care and health teaching to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Safely manages the environment of care while providing services. Interacts appropriately with staff, physicians, and other departments in collaborative relationships to meet the needs of patient/families. Supervises and delegates appropriately to other licensed and non-licensed staff members in providing care to patients/families.

Requirements

• Utilizes effective communication in interpersonal relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team through verbal, non-verbal, & written methods on a daily basis.
• Documents data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes in EMR.
• Accurately obtains and records in EMR results of glucose monitoring and ACT Plus analyzer.
• Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, monitoring patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
• Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
• Competent to transport ICU/Ventilatory patients to radiology and other areas. Competent to recover patients from OR.
• Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices such as smart pumps, epidural pumps, pacemakers, warming and cooling machines, intra-aortic balloon pump, SCD's, mechanical ventilator.
• Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and other condition stabilizing interventions.
• Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members. Advocate for patients' and families' needs or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
• Uses critical thinking skills in diagnosing clinical problems and in defining interventions.
• Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods. Less than 3 errors for the year.
• Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs.
• Document patients' medical histories, med reconciliation and assessment findings on admissions and completing all admission documentation in EMR.
• Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care
• Provide high quality care to all patients & coordinates care with interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates knowledge regarding tissue and organ donation protocols and advanced directives.
• Competent to titrate drips including but not limited to sedatives, vaso-active medications, insulin drips, paralytics, anti-arrhythmic medications.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities and assumes leadership in the Registered Nurse role through various designated duties on a daily basis.
• Initiates, supports, and facilitates the change process within the professional milieu in concert with institutional goals and objectives on an ongoing basis.
• Provide preventative skin care and prevention of VAP, DVT, Falls, Infections, etc..
• Enters ESRM for wounds POA.
• Respond and participate in RRT calls and team lead Code Blues.
• No fall out with Core measures.
• Completes daily dashboard sheets for requirements of ICU care per protocols.
• Competent to assist physician at bedside with procedures.
• Competent to pull femoral arterial, venous sheaths, chest tubes, swan ganz, arterial lines, central venous catheters according to protocol.

Accurately runs controls on glucometer and ACT Plus analyzers and documents QC appropriately. Ensures that control bottles and test cartridges are dated accurately.