RN ICU

CHI; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 48,216 - 75,768; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality care. You will assess patients, implement care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

The role requires an Associate's degree in Nursing, RN licensure in TX, and BLS certification within 14 days. A 1+ year RN background is preferred, with opportunities to advance in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required.
• At least 1 year of RN experience.
• TX RN license upon hire.
• BLS required within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Assess and continuously monitor patients' conditions and needs.
• Plan, direct, evaluate and document the care plan and discharge goals.
• Prepare patients for treatments, procedures and studies; ensure safety.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Critical thinking

Nursing documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our 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.

• Assessment: Admit and continuously assess patients’ conditions, provide nursing care to meet physical, psychological, and spiritual needs, and notify the doctor of significant changes.
• Planning: Design, direct, evaluate, and document the plan of care, patient/family teaching, and transition of care plan to ensure a safe appropriate level of discharge. Work with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulate a plan of care and daily goals tailored to each patient.
• Implementation: Prepare patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries, and diagnostic studies to reduce anxiety. Know patients’ conditions and report significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader and/or physician. Implement patient safety initiatives and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, and consult notifications.
• Evaluation: Reassess patients at appropriate intervals following interventions, notify physicians as necessary to modify interventions, and adjust nursing care to meet patients’ emerging and changing needs.
• Report Skills: Give and receive reports using Bedside Shift Report with family participation. Provide an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care while receiving the report from the off‑going shift and delegating tasks as needed.
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintain patient and work environment to maximize safety, promptly remove used and soiled equipment and linen to appropriate locations, and incorporate national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety, and satisfaction. Report all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate's degree in Nursing
• At least one (1) year of RN experience, upon hire
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or meet experience requirements upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire
• Basic Life Support – AHA BLS, within 14 days

Preferred

• Bachelor’s of Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital is a 100‑bed facility serving residents of Fort Bend County and Southwest Houston. Our Family Birthing Center provides exceptional care in a spa‑like setting, creating a VIP (Very Important Pregnancy) experience for growing families. Since opening in 2008, our dedicated team of physicians, nurses and support staff has proudly delivered expert, compassionate care to our community. Our services range from heart care and neuroscience to robotic surgery.

Pay Range

$35.45 – $55.36 /hour