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Neuro ICU RN

You'll make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures and carry out patient care plans every day.

Posted Sep 12

Shift and hours
Nights36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Neuro ICU · Hospital Neuro ICU RN
License
RN license Registered Nurse: TX
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Registered Nurse: TX

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for Houston staff RN rolesHouston staff RN postings that state pay run $33/hr to $42/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $35/hr, across 188 postings.
Tuition assistance
Offered

Benefits

  • Benefitsprescription drug coverageprescription drug
  • Benefitsvision plansvision plans
  • Benefitslife insurancelife insurance
  • Benefitspaid time offpaid time off
  • Benefitstuition reimbursementtuition reimbursement
  • Benefitsretirement planretirement plan
More benefits (3)
  • medical
  • prescription drug
  • dental

The role and schedule

Charge
Charge shifts are part of the role
Day to day
admission and ongoing patient assessment Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition.
Day to day
notifying the doctor of changes in assessment Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.
Day to day
patient and family teaching and discharge 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.
Day to day
preparing patients for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety.
Day to day
bedside shift report including family participation Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation.

The workplace

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Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.

Original listing

Posted on CommonSpirit Health’s careers page.

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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

What's around it?

In Houston, TX

Houston, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent
$1,361/mo
Household income
$64,813/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Houston, TX

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