Critical Care Registered Nurse - Harlingen, TX
Core
Critical Care Registered Nurse providing direct patient care for medically/surgically unstable patients in a VA healthcare system.
Role type
Critical Care Registered Nurse (Contract Contingent)
Builds
Direct patient care and clinical interventions
Domain
Healthcare / Critical Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, nursing care plan formulation, 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, medical equipment operation (ventilators, infusion pumps, defibrillators)
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Medical monitoring equipment, EKG machines
Responsibilities
Assess physiological and psychological health status, formulate and implement nursing plans of care, administer drugs and solutions, monitor patients physiologically, perform 12 lead EKGs, insert Foley catheters and peripheral IVs, operate mechanical ventilators and defibrillators, collect lab specimens, provide patient teaching, maintain ER performance measures
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
