Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit / ICU (Nights)

Orlando Health; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Student loan repayment

Tuition reimbursement

Free college education programs

Retirement savings

Paid paternity leave

Fertility benefits

Elder/childcare support

Pet insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Orlando Health in St. Cloud, FL seeks a Registered Nurse for the Intensive Care Unit. The role involves high-acuity patient care on a 10-bed ICU with 12-hour night shifts (7pm–7am) and rotating weekends. Requires RN license in Florida and BLS; ACLS/NRP/PALS/TNCC may be required for areas. Excellent benefits begin day one.

Join a recognized employer with strong patient-centered care and opportunities for professional development in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Maintains current RN licensure in Florida.
• Certification in BLS/Healthcare Provider is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity patient care in the ICU.
• Monitor and interpret critical patient data and devices.
• Respond to emergencies following protocol.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to plan care.

Skills

Critical care

ICU nursing

Patient assessment

Telemetry monitoring

Rapid response

Education

Graduate of an approved school of nursing

Job description

Position Summary

Department: STC Observation Unit

Status: Variable Full-Time

Shift: Nights | 7pm - 7am (Three 12-hour shifts w/ rotating weekends)

Title: Registered Nurse - Intensivve Care Unit

Situated in the heart of St. Cloud, Florida, Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is an 92-bed acute-care community hospital offering comprehensive emergency, inpatient and outpatient care. Specialties include cardiology, critical care, infectious disease, orthopedics, radiology and surgical services. The ER features a designated geriatric section for specialized emergency care, and the hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditation. The campus also is home to Outpatient Rehabilitation Services and a Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center. Orlando Health St. Cloud has been recognized as an outstanding employer in the healthcare industry on a national level, receiving Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work award in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

About The ICU At St. Cloud Hospital

• Check out our brand new ICU:
  • New Era of Patient Care Begins as Orlando Health St. Cloud Unveils 20,000-Square-Foot Expansion With New ICU and Cardiac Care Services
• 10 bed Multisystem ICU in New Tower; this expansion will increase our capacity to provide critical care services, allowing us to accommodate more patients in need of intensive medical attention. Additionally, the new ICU will feature state-of-the-art technology and enhanced facilities designed to improve patient outcomes and support our dedicated healthcare professionals

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE ORLANDO HEALTH - ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL

• All Inclusive Benefits - that start day one!
  • Student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, FREE college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, back up elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full time and part time employees (ask the recruiter for more info about our benefits!)
• Forbes Recognizes Orlando Health as a Best-In-State Employer
  • Forbes has named Orlando Health as one of America's Best-In-State Employers for 2025.
• Employee-centric
  • Orlando Health St. Cloud has been recognized as an outstanding employer in the healthcare industry on a national level, receiving Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work award 5 years in a row!

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.
• Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action.
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.
• Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
• Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physician or takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available.
• Assess patient’s needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining expected outcomes.
• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.
• Functions as a patient and family advocate.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/ department.
• Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician.
• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department.
• Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas.

Experience

• 1+ year of RN experience
• Recent ICU, ER, or Critical Care experience highly preferred