ICU REGISTERED NURSE FT [0368]
About The Position
A-Team Solutions is seeking an ICU/CCU Registered Nurse for a full-time, night shift position at the VA Medical Center in Houston, TX. The Critical Care Registered Nurse will be responsible for assessing patient health status, formulating and implementing nursing care plans, administering medications, monitoring patients, and coordinating care with team members. The role requires proficiency in various nursing tasks, including specimen collection, catheter insertion, EKG performance, and the use of medical equipment such as ventilators and defibrillators. The nurse will also maintain performance measures in the ER and provide care for medically/surgically unstable patients.
Requirements
- Shall be licensed in a state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
- Graduates of a school of nursing accredited by the National League of Nursing (NLN) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- All licenses held by the personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses.
- Must have current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association
- At least two years Critical Care experience within the last 5 years
Nice To Haves
- Skills and documentation in the Critical Care: able to perform assigned task safely and correctly and document care in a timely and accurately manner.
Responsibilities
- Assess the physiological and psychosocial health status of the patient.
- Formulates and implements a nursing plan of care based on health data provided by the patient.
- Plan of care that prescribes nursing actions to achieve patient goals and coordinates and organizes nursing activities.
- Coordinates patient care needs with team members, including other disciplines.
- Administer drugs and solutions as prescribed (competent with drug administrations and titrations per ACLS protocol)
- Physiologically monitors the patient throughout their stay.
- Adheres to universal protocol.
- Performs nursing actions that demonstrates accountability.
- Participates in patient and family teaching.
- Provides Hand-off documentation.
- Collects lab specimens to include Blood Cultures per hospital policy.
- Inserts Foley catheters
- Inserts peripheral IV access adhering to aseptic technique.
- Performs 12 lead EKG
- Demonstrates safe and proper use of equipment to include the bladder scanner, mechanical ventilators, IV infusion pumps; Accu-check, Zoll defibrillator, crash cart and bedside, central monitor and Propac transport monitor.
- Maintains performance measures in the ER to include: EKG, Troponin, Pneumonia Protocol and turn-around time.
- Provide care for medically/surgically unstable patients
Benefits
- Medical
- dental
- vision
- FSA
- 401K with employer match
- paid holidays
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
