Registered Nurse (RN), ICU/CCU, Day Shift

Job overview

The Registered Nurse (RN), ICU/CCU, Day Shift role is onsite in Houston, TX. Compensation is not specified. St. Joseph Medical Center provides care to the Greater Houston community and describes itself as Houston’s first downtown hospital. The nurse manages critically ill patients ages 14 through older adulthood, providing medication and intravenous therapy, titrating medications to support vital signs, and using equipment to monitor multiple physiologic systems. The role also includes assessment, intervention, evaluation, patient teaching, and development of nursing care plans.

What you'll do

• Manage critically ill patients ages 14 through older adulthood
• administer medication and intravenous therapy
• safely titrate medication
• manage monitoring equipment including ventilators, ICP drains, arterial lines, Swan-Ganz catheters, and IABP
• provide nursing assessment, intervention, evaluation, rehabilitation, health teaching, and care planning
• complete eight hours of stroke-specific education yearly.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

registered nurse

icu

ccu

critical care

day shift

full-time

houston tx

st. joseph medical center

bls required

acls required

nihss certification

stroke education

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Full-time day shift, 6:30 a.m.–7 p.m.; may rotate weekends. BLS and ACLS are required before patient care; NIHSS certification is required within 90 days of hire.

About the employer

St. Josephs Medical Center is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.