Critical Care Registered Nurse - Amarillo, TX
Core
Critical Care Registered Nurse providing direct patient care and clinical support to medically/surgically unstable patients at the Amarillo VA Health Care System.
Role type
Critical Care Registered Nurse (Contract Contingent)
Builds
Direct patient care services for the Veterans Integrated Services Network 17 (VISN 17) to restore healthcare systems to pre-Pandemic operations.
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care / Veterans Affairs
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Critical care nursing, ACLS protocol, drug administration and titration, physiological monitoring, patient and family teaching, hand-off documentation, lab specimen collection, Foley catheter insertion, peripheral IV access, 12 lead EKG performance, mechanical ventilator operation, IV infusion pump operation, defibrillator use, bladder scanner use, central monitor operation, transport monitor operation, ER performance measures maintenance.
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Mechanical ventilators, IV infusion pumps, Accu-check, Zoll defibrillator, crash cart, bedside monitor, Propac transport monitor, bladder scanner
Responsibilities
Assess physiological and psychological health status of patients; formulate and implement nursing plans of care; coordinate patient care needs with team members; administer drugs and solutions as prescribed; monitor patients physiologically throughout their stay; perform nursing actions demonstrating accountability; participate in patient and family teaching; provide hand-off documentation; collect lab specimens including blood cultures; insert Foley catheters and peripheral IV access; perform 12 lead EKGs; maintain performance measures in the ER.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
