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Houston Methodist

Registered Nurse – Virtual ICU

Houston Methodist

. Provide professional nursing care in collaboration with bedside nurses through two-way audio/visual technology .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in providing professional nursing care in a Virtual ICU setting, with strong skills in patient assessment, critical care, and interprofessional collaboration. Proficient in developing educational resources and leading quality improvement initiatives while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Bachelor Of Science In NursingRegistered Nurse - Texas State LicensureACLS CertificationBLS CertificationCritical Care Experience

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Hard Skills
Patient AssessmentElectronic Medical Record OperationClinical JudgmentEvidence-Based PracticesDischarge Planning
Soft Skills
CommunicationCoachingProblem-SolvingTime ManagementCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookSpecialized Software
Certifications & Qualifications
ACLS CertificationBLS CertificationMagnet-ANCC Recognized Certification
Industry Keywords
Virtual ICUPatient-Centered CareQuality ImprovementRegulatory ComplianceInterprofessional Health Care Team

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide professional nursing care in collaboration with bedside nurses through two-way audio/visual technology
  • Assess vital signs and monitoring data through specialized software
  • Provide direct patient nursing care to a diverse patient population in the Virtual ICU
  • Conduct nursing assessments, assist with examinations and treatment, and maintain medical records
  • Coach and mentor department staff in clinical and professional practice
  • Communicate compassionately with physicians and the interprofessional health care team
  • Lead unit and shared-governance activities and serve as charge nurse as needed
  • Assess unit practice and improvement needs and serve as a clinical resource for unit and hospital staff
  • Coordinate unit and hospital-wide education with management
  • Identify staff development opportunities, coach colleagues, and oversee student/new-employee preceptorships
  • Collaborate to foster healthy work relationships, mitigate conflict, promote positive behaviors, and support workload balance
  • Lead patient- and family-centered care standards and mentor others regarding specialty populations
  • Develop, update, communicate, and audit plans of care, including discharge planning
  • Develop and evaluate patient teaching strategies
  • Lead complex patient care and coordinate the interprofessional care team
  • Recognize and respond to patient deterioration, rapid responses, CERTs, and emergency codes
  • Lead quality, safety, regulatory, professional-practice, and performance-improvement initiatives
  • Support efficient patient throughput and resource utilization
  • Investigate and incorporate evidence-based practices
  • Develop and disseminate educational resources and programs
  • Lead or participate in unit projects and shared-governance activities

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing
  • Three years of Critical Care Experience
  • One year in specialty preferred
  • Required RN — Registered Nurse — Texas State Licensure / Texas Board of Nursing PSV Compact Licensure; must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days if establishing Texas residency
  • ACLS — Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor certification from the American Heart Association
  • BLS — Basic Life Support or Instructor certification from the American Heart Association
  • Magnet-ANCC Recognized Certification within 6 months
  • Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English
  • Expertise in operating an electronic medical record
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to function independently and exercise judgment
  • Proficient time-management skills
  • Critical-thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act
  • Must maintain professional contributions as defined in the Clinical Career Path program guide

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Scrubs required for work attire
  • May be required to be on-call during emergencies (disaster, severe weather events, etc.)
  • Travel within the Houston Metropolitan area may be required
  • Full-time employment