Travel RN - Critical Care | San Marcos, TX | Contract
Quick Look
- Hourly Rate: $80
- Shift: 19:00 - 07:00, 12 Hours
- Start Date: 11/30/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
Join a leading acute-care hospital as a Travel RN in Critical Care in San Marcos, TX. This contract position offers an exciting opportunity for experienced RNs to provide high-quality care in a fast-paced environment. We are seeking dedicated professionals with a passion for critical care nursing.
Summary: The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to focus on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.
Job Requirements:
- Education/Skills: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
- Experience: Several years of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.
- Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications: Current BLS certification required (AHA only), Current ACLS certification required (AHA only), RN License in the state of TX or compact.
Position Requirements:
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member, and initial onboarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Critical Care Department-specific competency validation.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Work Schedule: 7PM - 7AM, Full Time
Comments: Must have several years of ICU experience, well versed in clinical judgment, caring practices, collaboration, diversity responsiveness, systems thinking, clinical inquiry, and advocacy. Familiarity with EPIC, pyxis, and Excel for scheduling is required.
Type of patients on the unit: DKA, s/p STEMIs, Stroke (s/p TNK), Intubated/vented, ARDS, MODS, CHF exacerbation, COPD exacerbation, GI bleeds, Renal failure (CRRT/SLED), Liver failure, IABP, Impellas.
GLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
If you are ready to take the next step in your nursing career and make a difference in the lives of patients, apply today!
