Critical Care Registered Nurse - Kerville, TX
Core
Critical Care Registered Nurse providing direct patient care, monitoring, and treatment at a VA Medical Center.
Role type
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Builds
Patient care plans and clinical interventions for medically/surgically unstable patients
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Critical care nursing, ACLS protocol, drug administration and titration, physiological monitoring, IV insertion, Foley catheter insertion, 12 lead EKG, mechanical ventilator operation, defibrillator use, lab specimen collection
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Mechanical ventilators, IV infusion pumps, Zoll defibrillator, crash cart, bedside monitors, transport monitors
Responsibilities
Assess physiological and psychological health status, formulate and implement nursing care plans, administer drugs and solutions, monitor patients physiologically, perform 12 lead EKGs, collect lab specimens, insert IVs and Foley catheters, operate life support equipment, provide patient and family teaching
Seniority
Individual Contributor