RN ICU

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 49,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) at St. Luke's Health–The Vintage Hospital in Northwest Houston. You will deliver compassionate, high-quality care, perform assessments, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include developing and implementing care plans, safely administering treatments, and communicating patient status changes to the Charge Nurse and physician. A fast-paced environment requires urgency and dedication to excellence.

Qualifications

• AS Nursing (required).
• 1 year RN experience (required).
• Licensed as RN in TX (required).
• BLS CPR within 14 days; ACLS within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient condition upon admission and during stay.
• Plan and document care, educate patient/family, coordinate discharge planning.
• Provide treatments and assist with procedures; communicate changes to team.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Patient care

Education

Associate's of Science in Nursing

RN licensure TX

Tools

CPR (BLS)

ACLS

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.

Pay Range

$35.45 - $55.36 /hour