RN ICU

St Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health–The Vintage Hospital in Northwest Houston is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care across the patient care continuum.

You will perform thorough assessments, develop and implement individualized care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The role requires strong critical thinking, a patient-first mindset, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's Of Science Nursing and one year RN experience.
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance or meets experience requirements upon hire.
• Registered Nurse TX license upon hire.
• BLS CPR within 14 days; ACLS within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of patient’s condition and care needs; notifies changes to physician.
• Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care and discharge goals.
• Prepares patients for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies; reports significant changes.
• Reassesses patients and modifies interventions in coordination with the physician.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Critical thinking

Compassionate patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's Of Science Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
• Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.
• Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.
• Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.
• Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate's Of Science Nursing and
• One (1) year of RN experience, upon hire and
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health–The Vintage Hospital is 106 bed facility that is nationally-recognized for providing high-quality, compassionate care to Northwest Houston communities including Willowbrook, Champions and Tomball. With the resources and expertise of the St. Luke’s Health system, St. Luke's-The Vintage offers the latest advancements in diagnostic and surgical services, including heart care, lung health and orthopedics. St. Luke’s Health is a member of CommonSpirit.