Job Description
Methodist Health System seeks a Registered Nurse for our Surgical Intensive Care Unit, full-time nights. In this high-acuity setting, you will deliver evidence-based critical care to post-surgical and medically complex patients, manage ventilators and drips, and perform continuous assessments and interventions. Collaborate with physicians and an interdisciplinary team, educate patients and families, and support safe transitions of care. We offer a mission-driven, faith-based, team-focused culture, robust training, and clear advancement opportunities within our growing Dallas health system.
Responsibilities
- Provide evidence-based critical care nursing to surgical ICU patients on night shift
- Monitor and manage ventilators, drips, and complex post-operative and medical conditions
- Perform continuous assessment, timely interventions, and accurate documentation in the EHRCollaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team to develop and adjust care plans
- Educate patients and families on conditions, treatments, and discharge plans
- Maintain infection prevention and patient safety standards in a high-acuity setting
- Participate in unit-based quality improvement, clinical education, and best practice initiatives
Required Skills
- Critical care nursing
- Ventilator management
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Post-surgical patient care
- IV medication administration
- Electronic health records (EHR)
- Patient and family education
- Care coordination
- Infection prevention
- Clinical assessment and triage
