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Registered Nurse Medical ICU

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Ascension

Pensacola, Florida

Posted Oct 16 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours
Nights
Unit and setting
MICU
License
RN licenseOR Required professional licensure at time of hire.
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed, transition-to-practice program
License
OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.
Education
Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required.
Experience
Prior Critical Care RN experience, at least a year of ICU.

Preferred

Also asks
Additional Preferences
Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.

  1. 6 months before

    Shortlist units

    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

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  2. 4–6 months before

    Apply as windows open

    Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.

    Explore new grad jobs
  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. Around graduation

    Confirm your start

    Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.

    Plan your license
Why start this early?

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Support on this unit

The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Orientation
Transition-to-practice program

The workplace

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Hiring organization

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit

On your path

ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.

Original listing

Posted on Ascension’s careers page.

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Department
Medical ICU
Schedule
Night shift l Full-time

Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization and in collaboration with a registered nurse. Assist with patient care including observation and documentation of patient healthcare needs and communication of pertinent information to the registered nurse and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Assist with documentation and implementation of physician and nursing orders under the direction of the registered nurse preceptor.

Implement and monitor patient care plans. Communicate, monitor and record changes in patient condition as appropriate. Actively engage and participate in transition to practice programs in order to develop clinical thinking and enhanced clinical judgment to provide safe, competent, person-centered care.

Licensure / Certification / Registration Required Credential(s): BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Florida. Credentialed from State Board of Nursing or current home state license for multi-state license recognition "Compact State" obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Preferred Credential(s): Advanced Life Support.

American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. Education Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required. OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

Additional Preferences Prior Critical Care RN experience, at least a year of ICU.

What's around it?

In Pensacola, FL

Pensacola, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% below the US average

Median rent
$1,322/mo
Household income
$74,212/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Pensacola, FL

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