Critical Care Registered Nurse - El Paso, TX
Core
Critical Care Registered Nurse providing direct patient care, monitoring, and treatment for medically/surgically unstable patients at the El Paso VA Health Care System.
Role type
Critical Care Registered Nurse (Contract Contingent)
Builds
Patient care plans and clinical interventions for unstable patients
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Critical care nursing, ACLS protocol, drug administration and titrations, physiological monitoring, IV insertion, Foley catheter insertion, 12 lead EKG performance, mechanical ventilator operation, lab specimen collection, patient and family teaching, hand-off documentation
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 critical care equipment, provide patient teaching, document care accurately
Seniority
Individual Contributor, Clinical Staff
