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Registered Nurse ICU

Ascension Health

Waco, TXFull-time$43.14–60.9/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$43.14–60.9/hr
Location
Waco, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Advanced Life SupportBLS ProviderTexas RN Credential

Job overview

The Registered Nurse ICU role at Ascension Providence in Waco provides critical care for unstable medical, surgical, and cardiac patients. The nurse performs hemodynamic monitoring, supports advanced airways and mechanical ventilation, responds to decompensation and code situations, and stabilizes trauma patients before transfer. The position is full-time on the day shift and requires nursing credentials and specified life-support certifications.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Critical CareHemodynamic MonitoringInfusion TitrationAirway ManagementMechanical VentilationPoint-of-Care DiagnosticsTrauma AssessmentResuscitationPatient StabilizationInterfacility TransfersATCN/TNCC Protocols

Qualifications

Advanced Life SupportBLS ProviderTexas RN CredentialNursing Diploma or Professional Licensure

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave

Full job description

Your future role at a glance

  • Location: Waco, TX

  • Facility : Ascension Providence

  • Department: ICU

  • Schedule: Full-time | Day shift

How you’ll make an impact in this role

  • Provide comprehensive critical care, hemodynamic monitoring, and rapid titration of life-sustaining infusions for unstable medical, surgical, and cardiac patients.

  • Manage advanced airway support, invasive mechanical ventilation, and point-of-care diagnostics while responding immediately to patient decompensation and code situations.

  • Perform initial trauma assessment, resuscitation, and stabilization for incoming trauma patients in alignment with ATCN/TNCC protocols prior to emergent transfer.

  • Coordinate interfacility transfers to Level 1 or 2 trauma and specialty centers, ensuring continuous stabilization, detailed handoffs, and regulatory compliance.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

  • Required Credential(s):

  • Advanced Life Support obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

  • BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

  • Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education

  • Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required. OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

Benefits that help you thrive

  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options

  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance

  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

  • Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

  • Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits

  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) poster.

Fraud prevention notice

Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process, our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.

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Min Salary: 43.14

Max Salary 60.90

How this job compares

Set against the 58,203 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$43.14–60.9/hr
  • Texas median$38–53/hr1,211 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr24,463 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $52.02/hr, is 14% above the Texas median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 4,513 open Registered Nurse jobs in Texas and 58,203 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (28,471 postings).
Education
4,392 of the 58,203 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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