RN - ICU - Fort Walton Beach, FL - Direct Hire / Full Time

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Location: Fort Walton Beach, FL
Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)
Shift & Schedule: Night Shift | 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | 12-hour shifts | Rotating Weekends

Position Overview

We are seeking a clinically skilled and compassionate ICU Registered Nurse to provide high-acuity care to critically ill patients. The RN will perform complex clinical procedures, monitor patient conditions, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patient stabilization and recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered critical care in accordance with ICU standards of practice and Florida state nursing regulations.

• Perform complex invasive/non-invasive procedures, continuous hemodynamic monitoring, and provider-ordered interventions, documenting all care administration thoroughly and promptly in the electronic medical record.

• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on critical medical conditions, current status, treatment plans, medications, potential side effects, and post-discharge follow-up measures by translating complex medical terminology into clear language.

• Provide guidance on non-medicinal recovery and wellness measures, including healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle modifications, to prepare patients and families for future self-management.

• Champion evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed critical care quality benchmarks.

• Collaborate across a multidisciplinary care team to evaluate, customize, and execute holistic patient treatment plans that promote stabilization and recovery.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

• Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (Florida State RN license or valid Multi-State/Compact RN license).

• Experience: 1+ year of acute care ICU experience preferred. Candidates with strong acute care Emergency Department (ED) or Surgical Floor RN backgrounds will also be considered.

• Certifications:

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment start date.

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days of employment start date.

  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) within 90 days of employment start date.

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) within 6 months of employment start date.

Benefits & Total Rewards

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services, plus free counseling and wellbeing referral programs.

• Financial & Retirement: 401(k) plan with 100% employer match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), FSAs, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, and financial wellbeing counseling.

• Career & Education: Tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and an educational partnership with Galen College of Nursing.

• Work-Life & Family Support: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), paid family leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, fertility and family-building benefits, adoption assistance, life/auto/home/legal/identity theft insurance options, and consumer discounts.