Acute Inpatient Surgical Stepdown Registered Nurse

Work Schedule: 3 days per week, 7a-7p/Rotating Weekends Job Summary & Qualifications As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high‑quality, patient‑centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization’s vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes. What you will do in this role You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for assigned patients. You will participate in activities to plan, measure, assess, and improve the quality of patient care. You will assume the responsibility of charging the unit, as needed. You will be responsible for assessing patients with telemetry monitoring. You will be responsible for maintaining a customer‑friendly atmosphere. You will model and reinforce behavior consistent with goals for teaching the patient, communicate patient status to appropriate members of the healthcare team, and provide support to the family, as needed. What qualifications you will need Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing is required. BSN is required. Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi‑State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date). Current BLS Certification (American Heart Association). ACLS Certification (American Heart Association) required within 6 months of hire. 1‑year of clinical Med‑Surg experience as a licensed RN in an acute care setting is required. [General Surgery, Post‑Surgical, Post‑Op, Surgical, Surgical Intermediate, Orthopedics, Ortho, Med‑Surg, Med/Surg, Medical‑Surgical, Medical/Surgical, Medical Surgical] Benefits Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services. Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services. Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence. Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling. Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing. Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts. Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. #J-18808-Ljbffr HCA Houston Healthcare