Surgical ICU RN

Commonspirit; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality care and support patient recovery in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include assessment, care planning, procedures, and interdisciplinary collaboration with a focus on patient outcomes and safety. Experience with bedside reporting and adherence to clinical protocols is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have a BSN and at least 1 year of RN experience.
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse performance expectations.
• Texas RN license required at hire.
• CPR (BLS) within 14 days.
• ACLS within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assess admission and ongoing patient condition and notify changes to the doctor or team.
• Design, direct, evaluate, and document the plan of care, including patient/family teaching and discharge needs.
• Prepare patients for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies, and report significant changes.
• Reassess patients after interventions and adjust care as needed.
• Provide bedside shift reports with family participation and ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Patient-centered care

Team collaboration

Documentation

Bedside Shift Report

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Texas RN licensure

Tools

CPR (BLS) certification

ACLS certification

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

• Bachelors 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

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.