Registered Nurse

Terrestris Global Solutions•Dayton, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Registered Nurse to support the Veteran community in the Dayton, OH area. This position is open to all candidates, including Locum or Traveling professionals. The role involves critical care nursing, performing scrub and circulating duties, patient assessment, care planning, medication administration, and operating emergency technical equipment. The nurse will also be responsible for patient and family education and participating in discharge planning.

Requirements

Authorization to work in the U.S. permanently, without sponsorship.
Graduation from a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate state accrediting agency
A current license from the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Current certification in CPR by an American Health Association Vendor.
1+ year of direct patient care experience within the last three (3) years.
Basic Life Support (BLS) /Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with the VA is a plus.
If selected, candidates will need to complete credentialing and onboarding requirements consistent with VA medical staff processes.

Responsibilities

Perform critical care nursing to Intensive Care Unit patients.
Perform scrub and circulating duties in the ED and the Operating Room.
Obtain patient history and pertinent family history.
Assess patient and plan appropriate nursing care.
Document plan of care and care given in patient’s medical record.
Verify transcription of physician’s orders; no verbal orders are to be accepted.
Communicate pertinent patient data to charge nurse and/or physician as appropriate.
Reassess patient’s condition and revise plans of care based on identified nursing problem.
Administer medications and Intravenous (IV) therapies.
Possess knowledge of actions and usual dosages of most commonly used emergency drugs and their location on crash cart.
Assess and document patient response to medications that have been administered.
Be able to interpret cardiac rhythms and their implications.
Reorganize and initiate appropriate measures in emergencies/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures that shall be accomplished.
Instruct patient/family regarding prescribed medications/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures that shall be accomplished.
Assess patient/family knowledge level, implement plan of instructions, and record patient/family demonstrated level of understanding.
Operate defibrillator, EKG machines, cardiac monitor, and other emergency technical equipment.
Participate in discharge planning, as appropriate.
Assure the content and correctness of a prepared report and sign the document to validate its content.
Maintain neat, personal appearance and maintain professional decorum.