Surgical ICU Nurse

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for a Surgical Intensive Care Unit role. You will provide critical care to post-surgical and medically complex patients, manage ventilators and IV drips, and work with an interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality outcomes.

You will educate patients and families, facilitate learning, and support safe transitions of care in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licensure required to practice.
• Experience in critical or intensive care settings preferred.
• Demonstrated clinical decision-making and patient education skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based critical care to post-surgical and medically complex patients.
• Manage ventilators, IV drips, and conduct continuous patient assessments.
• Collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary team for comprehensive care.
• Educate patients and families to support understanding and engagement in care.
• Ensure safe transitions of care for patients.

Skills

Strong assessment

Critical thinking

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Excellent communication

Job description

Position: Registered Nurse in Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based critical care to post-surgical and medically complex patients in a high-acuity setting
• Manage ventilators, IV drips, and perform continuous patient assessments and interventions
• Collaborate with physicians and an interdisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care
• Educate patients and families to support understanding and engagement in care
• Ensure safe transitions of care for patients

Qualifications & Skills

• Registered Nurse licensure
• Experience in critical or intensive care settings preferred
• Strong assessment, critical thinking, and clinical skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, mission-driven environment
• Excellent communication and patient education skills