Critical Care Registered Nurse - Big Spring, TX
Core
Critical Care Registered Nurse providing direct patient care and clinical support to medically/surgically unstable patients at the West Texas VA Health Care System.
Role type
Contract Contingent Critical Care Registered Nurse
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, 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, mechanical ventilator operation, IV infusion pump operation, defibrillator use, crash cart management, bedside monitor operation, Accu-check glucometer use, bladder scanner use, Pneumonia Protocol adherence, Troponin protocol adherence, EKG maintenance, turn-around time management
Preferred skills
ACLS protocol competency, BLS certification, Texas State RN licensure, ACEN or CCNE accredited BS in Nursing
Technologies
Mechanical ventilators, IV infusion pumps, Zoll defibrillators, Propac transport monitors, Accu-check glucometers, bladder scanners, central monitors, bedside monitors
Responsibilities
Assess physiological and psychological health status of patients; formulate and implement nursing plans of care; administer drugs and solutions per ACLS protocol; monitor patients physiologically; perform 12 lead EKGs; collect lab specimens including blood cultures; insert Foley catheters and peripheral IVs; operate critical care equipment including ventilators and defibrillators; provide patient and family teaching; maintain performance measures in the ER.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
