REGISTERED NURSE- ICU- FULL TIME (NIGHTS)

SCH; Sweeny (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Full-Time Registered Nurse for the ICU in Sweeny, Texas. The role includes providing critical care, monitoring patient conditions, administering medications, and collaborating with healthcare teams. Candidates must be graduates of accredited nursing schools with current Texas RN licenses. This full-time position involves working 12-hour shifts, including weekends and holidays, in a critical care setting that requires endurance and a compassionate approach.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with specialized ICU training.
• Current Texas RN license or Compact state license.
• BCLS and ACLS certification required within a year.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess critically ill patients' conditions.
• Collaborate with healthcare team for integrated patient care.
• Document patient treatments and conditions accurately.

Skills

Patient Focus

Problem Solving

Communication Proficiency

Teamwork Orientation

Stress Management

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Current RN nursing license from the State of Texas

BCLS, ACLS certifications within 12 months of hire

Job description

REGISTERED NURSE- ICU- FULL TIME (NIGHTS)

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Summary/Objective

ICU Nurse is responsible for providing specialized care to critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This includes monitoring vital signs, administering medications, performing advanced clinical procedures, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to deliver high-quality care. The ICU Nurse is expected to provide compassionate care, assess patient needs, and ensure the safety and comfort of patients in a critical care setting.

Summary/Objective

ICU Nurse is responsible for providing specialized care to critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This includes monitoring vital signs, administering medications, performing advanced clinical procedures, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to deliver high-quality care. The ICU Nurse is expected to provide compassionate care, assess patient needs, and ensure the safety and comfort of patients in a critical care setting.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Continuously monitor and assess critically ill patients' conditions, including vital signs, laboratory results, and any changes in status with timely notification to provider.
• Provide rapid intervention in response to changes in patient conditions, including initiating emergency procedures when necessary.
• Assess patients’ physical, emotional, and psychological needs, ensuring comprehensive care.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed, following proper protocols.
• Assist with complex procedures such as intubation, catheterization, ventilator management, and other ICU-specific interventions.
• Collaborate with the medical team to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Serve as a liaison between patients, families, and the healthcare team, offering information and emotional support.
• Educate patients and their families on care procedures, recovery processes, and what to expect during the treatment and recovery phases.
• Work with physicians, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals to provide integrated care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, contributing insights into patient status and treatment adjustments.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient conditions, treatments, medications, and any other pertinent clinical information.
• Ensure all documentation is in compliance with hospital policies and legal regulations.
  
  

Competencies

• Patient Focus
• Teamwork Orientation
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Communication Proficiency
• Learning Orientation
• Ethical Conduct
• Stress Management/Composure
  
  

Supervisory Responsibility

This position can be assigned as Charge Nurse at which time will supervise other RN’s, and Nursing students.

Work Environment

ICU consisting of work area and patient rooms that are well-lit and ventilated. May be exposed to communicable diseases. May experience traumatic and stressful situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described as follows are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires intermittent physical activity, endurance, ability to assist, lift and support patients. Duties regularly require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, pushing, pulling and crouching as well as lifting and/or moving up to 50 lbs

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a Full-time position with self-scheduling of three (3) 12-hour shifts per week. Work schedule does require weekends and holidays. Ability and willingness to work extra shifts that are outside the shift core hours are required when staffing shortages occur

Travel

No travel is expected for this position

Required Education, Experience And License

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Knowledge regarding the nursing process and its application, including the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Current RN nursing license from the State of Texas or Compact state, in pursuit of Texas license

Current BCLS, ACLS within 12 months of hire

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)

AAP/EEO Statement

Sweeny Community Hospital provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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