Heart and Lung Transplant ICU Registered Nurse

Company: Methodist Hospital
Location: Cibolo
Posted on: January 2, 2026

Job Description:

Description Introduction Are you looking for a place to deliver excellent care patients deserve? At Methodist Hospital we support our colleagues in their positions. Join our Team as a Heart and Lung Transplant ICU Registered Nurse and access programs to assist with every stage of your career. Benefits Methodist Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: - Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. - Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. - Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing - 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) - Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock - Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. - Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more - Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts - Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships - Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) - Colleague recognition program - Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) - Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. Are you a continuous learner? With more than 94,000 nurses throughout HCA Healthcare, we are one of the largest employers of nurses in the United States. Education is key to excellence! As a majority owner of Galen College of Nursing, which joins Research College of Nursing and Mercy School of Nursing as educational facilities within the HCA Healthcare family, we make it easier and more affordable to gain certifications and job skills. Apply today for our Heart and Lung Transplant ICU Registered Nurse opening and continue to learn! Job Summary and Qualifications The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. In collaboration with medical providers and other members of the care team, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN serves as an advocate for patients/families/caregivers and models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance. About the Unit: - In this combined two units of 57 beds, you will take care of patients with critical heart conditions. You will monitor patients who have recently had a cardiac emergency or undergone heart surgery, such as a transplant or bypass. - You will do everything from a STEMI to heart, kidney, & lung transplants. - We offer a comprehensive orientation process, with highly supportive and experienced staff that provide education within the specialty. - Our units are state-of-the-art equipped with the latest technologies in patient care. - Our team conducts multidisciplinary rounds with the interdisciplinary team in identifying safe and efficient critical management high acuity acute care. What you will do this in this role: - Apply nursing judgment through a thorough, systematic approach of applying the nursing process to include: - Assessment: Conducts comprehensive, timely, and ongoing focused physical, psycho- social and pain assessments; includes assessment of patient education needs. - Planning: Utilizes the assessment, identifies problems, makes nursing diagnoses, formulates goals, teaching plans and outcomes to create an individualized plan of care. Identifies individual patient goals, readiness to learn and incorporates family into the plan of care. - Implementation: Prioritizes and implements a competent, prioritized and efficient nursing plan of care. - Evaluation/Reassessment: Consistently conduct timely evaluation, anticipate and recognize changes in patient conditions, determines when reassessments are needed and adjusts the plan of care as necessary. Compare expected and achieved outcomes of nursing care utilizing the plan of care. - Collaborate with patient care team members on patient care plan; communicate timely and effectively with physicians and other members of the patient care team through verbal, written or electronic communication to coordinate and facilitate meeting patient needs. Incorporate consistent use of hand-off communication and SBAR communication methods. - Demonstrate critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, and organizational skills. Prioritize tasks and adjust priorities when necessary. Maintain an orderly, efficient and timely flow of patients. Recognize and report errors and unusual occurrences and analyze contributing factors. Initiates corrective action when appropriate. - Make accurate, complete and timely entries into the patient medical record addressing all steps of the nursing process. Actively communicates with members of the healthcare team, patient and patient family. - Maintain current nursing knowledge to assure a safe working environment. Demonstrate practical application of all policies and procedures relative to safety and the pillars of Methodist Excellence to include: Applicable quality core measures, infection prevention, fall prevention, medication administration safety, hourly rounding, and AIDET principles. What qualifications you will need: - Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program required - Minimum of six (6) months of clinical experience as a licensed Registered Nurse required - One (1) year of ICU/acute critical care experience or two to three (2-3) years in any acute specialty as a licensed Registered Nurse highly preferred - Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License required (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date) - Current American Heart Association BLS Certification required Methodist Hospital opened in 1963 as the first hospital in the now internationally acclaimed South Texas Medical Center. With over 900 beds, Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, oncology, bone marrow transplants, emergency medicine, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics. We are proud to be the largest provider of the lifesaving ECMO Program in San Antonio, are home to the largest robotics program in the world, and our Adult Blood Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant unit has become the first program to receive FACT Accreditation in North America. As the flagship hospital, and most comprehensive medical care facility of Methodist Healthcare, we appreciate the support and recognition we receive from the community. We’ve recently been named the No.1 Best Regional Hospital by the U.S. News and World Report for 2019-20. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality of care possible for our patients, which is proven by our consecutive Grade A Leapfrog Hospital Safety scores. In addition, Methodist Hospital not only received a Primary Stroke Center designation from The Joint Commission, but has also received a Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from DNV GL Healthcare, designating the facility as offering the most advanced stroke treatment available in a given geographic area. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital under Locations. {{"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder}} If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Heart and Lung Transplant ICU Registered Nurse opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today! We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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