Registered Nurse RN - Critical Care ICU

HCA Houston Healthcare; Cypress (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Education support

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress is seeking an ICU RN to provide high-quality patient-centered care in a 20+ bed ICU. You will collaborate with intensivists and care teams to deliver evidence-based practice, manage life-saving interventions, and ensure safety and patient advocacy across critical care areas.

The role requires active Texas RN licensure, BLS/ACLS certification, and ICU experience. A 165+ bed campus with Level III trauma services and advanced monitoring supports professional

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program (diploma, ASN, or BSN).
• Texas RN license or Multi-State Compact with requirement to obtain TX license within 90 days.
• Current BLS and ACLS required; PALS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate ICU nursing care.
• Monitor patient status and document interventions; escalate as needed.
• Administer medications following policies and laws; ensure infection control.

Skills

ICU nursing

RN License TX

BLS

ACLS

PALS preferred

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate/Bachelor

Job description

Work Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 7p-7a/Rotating Weekends

Advance your critical care nursing career at HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress and deliver exceptional patient outcomes as an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse (RN). This dynamic position is tailored to attract top-tier clinicians from all ICU specialties—including MICU, SICU, CVICU, Neuro, and Trauma—who excel in high-acuity environments. Operating within our sophisticated 20+ bed intensive care unit, you will manage advanced, life-saving interventions such as continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), and complex vasoactive drip titrations. Supported by a dedicated team of on-site intensivist physicians and our newly integrated Level III Trauma Center designation, our service line provides an ideal space to practice at the absolute peak of your nursing license. Our relentless commitment to clinical excellence is recognized through elite national accolades, including the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award (ranking us in the top 5% nationwide), the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award, and America's 250 Best Hospitals Award. Additionally, our team is proudly celebrated with the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award and Healthgrades' Neurosciences Excellence Award for superior neurological care.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What you will do in this role:

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates age-appropriate ICU nursing care, including interdisciplinary discharge planning, while demonstrating full unit-based competency.
• Continuously monitors patient status, accurately documents nursing interventions and condition changes in the medical record, and escalates concerns through the chain of command.
• Administers medications safely and accurately, complying strictly with hospital policies, federal regulations, and state laws regarding controlled substances.
• Carries out medical orders safely, assists physicians with specialized examinations, diagnostic tests, and bedside procedures, and maintains rigorous infection control and universal precautions.
• Respects patient privacy, protects confidentiality, honors diverse cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual values, and coordinates comprehensive patient and family education with verified understanding.
• Maintains professional licensure in accordance with the Texas Nurse Practice Act and actively participates in hospital performance improvement initiatives to elevate safety and clinical outcomes.

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, and ACLS issued from American Heart Association required
• PALS preferred.
• 1 year of clinical Critical Care, ICU experience as a licensed RN in a hospital required.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, 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

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, a campus of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, is a 165+ bed, general acute care hospital, founded in 2006 by local physicians who wanted to create a sophisticated, patient-friendly healthcare environment for their community. We strive to provide world-class healthcare to patients throughout Cypress, TX and Northwest Houston. HCA Houston North Cypress provides comprehensive services utilizing the latest in medical technology and equipment. We employ well-respected area physicians and aim to provide an upscale five-star hotel-like ambiance with the comfort of those we care for in mind. Our services include a 20+ bed unit ICU, robotic-assisted surgery, orthopedic care, joint replacement surgery, cancer care, advanced wound care services using hyperbaric medicine, advanced breast cancer screening and imaging, and much more. 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.

“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

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