Registered Nurse ICU Critical Care

About the Role

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care tailored to the ICU Critical Care department. You will collaborate with medical providers and the care team to provide individualized, compassionate care using established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." As an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, you will model the organization’s vision and values to support exceptional patient experiences and clinical outcomes.

Your voice is valued and empowered through open, collaborative relationships and formal opportunities like hospital councils and national nursing initiatives, helping shape decisions that elevate patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Responsibilities

• Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
• Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
• Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, side effects, and follow-up measures, translating complex medical terminology for complete understanding.
• Educate patients and families on non-medicinal follow-up measures, such as healthy lifestyle changes, disease prevention, and self-management.
• Prepare patients and families for future self-management of care.
• Manage evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic patient treatment plans that promote recovery.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital offers a total rewards package supporting health, life, career, and retirement:

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Retirement savings through a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
• Education support, including tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and dependent scholarships.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto/home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital is a 130+ bed acute care facility providing quality healthcare services for over 50 years. Located in Walterboro, the hospital offers diagnostic, therapeutic, emergency, and surgical services, including 24/7 Emergency Care for adults and children. The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and is recognized for its commitment to patient-centered care.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and has invested an estimated $3.7 billion in charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.