Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit – RN ICU- *** Multiple Locations
Job Description
Shift: Days - with rotating weekends
Night Shift Differential: $3.75/hr. Weekend Differential: $4.30/hr.
Sign-on bonus: $10,000
Relocation: up to $3,000
Position Summary:
The Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit – RN ICU provides direct nursing care to patients and their families in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization. The tasks and responsibilities include:
- Assesses, plans, and implements care and interventions in addressing the problems of the neonate
- Carries out physician orders
- Assists physician during examination, treatment, and procedures
- Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs
- Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care
- Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems
- Instructs and educates patients and families
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team
- Provides age and culturally appropriate care
- Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment for at-risk infants
- Orients and mentors new staff members
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required
EDUCATION
• ADN required
• BSN preferred
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Current Texas State Licensure as a Registered Nurse (Compact license is accepted but TX State RN license required within 30 days of hire)
• Current ACLS and BLS
EXPERIENCE
- Must have at least 3 years of nursing experience.
- ICU experience of at least 2 years
- MUST have recent ACUTE care experience
**** We also have openings for Registered Nurse (RN) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the following locations: ****
Plano, Irving, Dallas, Laredo, Weatherford, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Frisco
Please review each Job Description for Specifications on each Opening!