Critical Care Nursing

High-acuity, complex cases. That’s where the action is, and you want to be right in the heart of it. You’re eager to put your hard-won credentials to work and ready to rise to the challenges of critical care. Your passion and energy will be in the right place at Methodist Health System.

As a critical care nurse, you’ll find modern intensive care units with advanced equipment and growing capacity. You’ll have countless opportunities to excel at all our campuses, whether you choose a position in a chest pain center, stroke center, trauma center, interventional cardiology, or any other department that needs your distinctive talents.

You’ll also know that Methodist supports your clinical and professional growth. We offer critical care nurse residency programs at each of our hospitals to give new nurse graduates and transitioning nurses extra confidence and competence. In addition, we offer tuition reimbursement to help nurses earn their BSN degrees or advanced certification. Being part of the Methodist nursing team could be your smartest move yet.

What we’ve achieved:

Methodist Dallas Medical Center
  • Magnet® designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
  • Home to Charles A. Sammons Tower, dedicated to emergency, trauma, neurosciences, and critical care services
  • Level I Trauma Center, one of only three in Dallas
  • The Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® in heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, stroke, and perinatal care
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
  • Magnet® designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Silver Plus Achievement Award
  • American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry® – GWTG™ Platinum Performance Achievement Award for heart attack care
  • Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
  • The Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® in the areas of chest pain, stroke, and joint replacement (knee and hip)
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
  • Magnet® designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • Accredited Cycle IV Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
  • American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Silver Plus Achievement Award
  • Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
  • The Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® in the areas of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, stroke, and perinatal care
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
  • Magnet® designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
  • Accredited Cycle IV Chest Pain Center from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
  • American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Silver Plus Achievement Award
  • Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission in total joint replacement for hip, knee, and shoulder
  • First hospital to receive the Texas Award for Performance Excellence