Registered Nurse RN - Critical Care ICU

HCA Houston Healthcare; Pasadena (TX); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Comprehensive benefits

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

Education support

Descripción de la vacante

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, Texas, is seeking a Critical Care ICU Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality, patient-centered care across MICU, SICU, CVICU, Neuro ICU, Trauma, and Level III NICU. The role includes 7p-7a shifts, three days per week with rotating weekends, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Ideal candidates will have a Texas RN license (or compact), BLS and ACLS, NIHSS stroke certification, and at least 1 year of critical care ICU experience.

Formación

• 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 (TX licensing within 90 days).
• Current BLS and ACLS from American Heart Association.
• NIHSS Stroke certification required.
• 1 year of clinical Critical Care ICU experience as a licensed RN in a hospital.

Responsabilidades

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate age-appropriate ICU nursing care with discharge planning.
• Monitor patient status and document interventions; escalate as needed.
• Administer medications safely per policy and state/federal regulations.
• Assist physicians with specialized exams, tests and procedures; uphold infection control and precautions.
• Respect patient privacy and coordinate education for patient and family.

Conocimientos

ICU nursing

Critical care

Patient advocacy

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

Texas RN license or Compact license

Herramientas

Telemetry monitoring

Descripción del empleo

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

Elevate your nursing career with the award-winning critical care team at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, Texas, where clinical excellence and advanced interventions save lives daily. As a Critical Care ICU Registered Nurse (RN) within our high-acuity intensive care units, you will practice at the absolute peak of your license across all specialized realms of critical care—including the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Trauma Intensive Care Unit, and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Our units support a complex case mix by providing 24/7 dedicated cardiac catheterization labs, mechanical ventilation management, and high-alert vasoactive infusions. Your expertise is backed by an elite tier of clinical recognitions: our facility was named one of Healthgrades America's 250 Best Hospitals (putting us in the top 5% nationwide for clinical performance), earned the prestigious Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award™, and ranks among the Top 10% in the Nation for Critical Care. Furthermore, your practice is reinforced by an institutional framework of excellence as an ACC-accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI, a certified Primary Stroke Center, and a recipient of the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving - Gold Plus and NSTEMI - Gold awards.

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
• NIHSS Stroke certification required.
• 1 year of clinical Critical Care, ICU experience as a licensed RN in a hospital 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.

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.

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