Nurse Clinician III - F/T Days - 4C Neurosurgical ICU (Ben Taub Hospital)
Houston, Texas
RN · Education/Staff Development · Emergency/Trauma
Still listed, seen 2 days ago · Posted Feb 19, 2025
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- ICU
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Weekends
- Every weekend
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts · Precepting expected · On call
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
More role details
- Experience
- 3+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $3/hr above the median
The median for ICU in Texas is $44/hr, across 93 postings.
About this role
The Nurse Clinician III (Competent Specialist) has experience, knowledge, and skills necessary to meet standards for professional practice specified in Texas Nursing Practice Act and by Harris Health Nursing Service. Practice patterns of Competent Specialist are characterized by clinical leadership, the application of standards, principles, and algorithms to clinical situations. The NC III independently and safely manages patients with problems common to patients in assigned clinical area and recognizes when assistance is needed and seeks appropriate resource.
Minimum
Qualifications
- Education/Licensure/Specialized Training:
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a.
Education
Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing; BSN preferred b.
Licensure
Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Texas; Basic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association (AHA) or Red Cross approved program; Other certificates as required by unit/service.
- Work
Experience
a. Three (3) years RN experience
- Clinical Performance: Annual Performance Review/Resume/CV/Portfolio reflects leadership in professional practice environment.
- Clinical Leadership: One (1) year of clinical leadership experience that meet (2) two of (5) five clinical leadership criteria (i.e., preceptor, charge nurse, certification, mentor, CoP chair, QI Champion)
5.
Certification
Designated professional nursing certification for specialty.
Special
Requirements
- Communication
Skills
- Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact)
- Bilingual Skills Required? Preferred Language(s): any
- Writing /Composing
- Special Language Skills
- Must be adequate to meet the following communication
requirements
Accurately interprets and transmits clinical information in English, both verbally and in written form; and Sends and receives messages patients/families/SOs can comprehend.
- Other
Skills
Medical Terms, Mathematics, PC
- Advanced
Education
Advance Training Specialty: Designated professional nursing certification for specialty Bachelor's Degree Major: Nursing/BSN preferred
- Work
Schedule
Weekends, Holidays, Flexible, On Call
- Responsible to Position: Designated Supervisor
- Employees Supervised: Yes
Harris Health System's benefits program is designed to provide you with more flexibility and choices in meeting your specific needs. Harris Health System's benefits program allows you to protect your income in case of illness, death and disability, and to help you save for retirement. It is the policy of Harris Health System to provide equal opportunity for all applicants for employment regardless of political affiliation, race, color, national origin, age, sex, religious creed or disability.
Applicants may request any reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application process. Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services.
Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U. S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
Sourced from Harris Health’s careers page.
Requirements
- Education/Licensure/Specialized Training:
- Communication
- Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact)
- Bilingual Skills Required? Preferred Language(s): any
- Writing /Composing
- Special Language Skills
Benefits
- Income protection (illness, death and disability)
- Retirement savings
Place
- City
- Houston, Texas
- Median rent
- $1,361/mo
- Local household income
- $64,813/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% below the national average
- Address
- 1504 TAUB LOOP, HOUSTON, TX, 77030
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 595
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Houston area index 98.6, where 100 is the national average.
Houston is a sprawling, diverse metro where world-class medical centers anchor a booming healthcare economy. The nation's fourth-largest city offers no state income tax, year-round warmth, and a food scene as varied as its population. Bayou-side greenways and museum districts balance the urban energy for nurses seeking opportunity in a place that never stops growing.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Harris Health is a healthcare employer located in Houston, Texas, operating under nursing service standards referenced as HCHD Nursing Service. The organization employs nurses at structured clinical levels, including the Nurse Clinician II (NCII) role, which represents a competent generalist…
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ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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