ICU RN

Job Title: On-site Registered Nurse Support for Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Areas

Location: Houston, Texas 77030

Estimated Period of Performance: May 24, 2024 - November 24, 2024

Units Serviced/Experience Needed: Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Care Unit, Emergency Room, Medical/Surgical Units, Stepdown Unit, Spinal Cord Injury Unit, and Extended Care Unit Services

Recent Experience Required:

• RN (Specialty Care –SICU/CCU/MICU/ICU/PACU/Cath Lab/Bronch, Emergency Department & Stepdown)
• Current ACLS Certification (SICU/IMCU/CCU/ICU, Stepdown, and Emergency Room)
• Current BLS Certification
• One (1) year experience in Critical Care Nursing
• VA Security Clearance
• VetPro
• Standard Infection Control Measures (TB, COVID, Flu, MMR, Varicella, etc.)

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

The Registered Nurse (RN) will utilize their broad-based clinical knowledge to effectively assess, implement health promotion and prevention interventions, manage acute and chronic illness states, assist patients/residents in attaining optimal levels of functioning rehabilitation, evaluate patient/resident response to actual or potential health problems, and provide supportive measures for dying patients/residents and their significant others. Nursing care is performed in accordance with the Texas Registered Nurses Practice Act and within the individual nurse’s scope of license.

Specific Duties Include:

• Maintain patient/resident confidentiality and a safe patient/resident care environment
• Provide patient/resident-centered care including assessing health care needs, developing and maintaining a plan of care, and acting on significant changes in the patient’s/resident’s health condition
• Carry out the plan of care, collect and document pertinent data into the electronic patient/resident medical record, and complete nursing assessments within required time frames
• Perform head-to-toe assessment, insert IV lines, administer medication including IV, and coordinate and participate in admission and discharge of patients
• Measure vital signs/hemodynamic monitoring, perform wound care, tracheostomy care, ventilator care, and suctioning
• Assist with routine urinary and bowel elimination, educate patients/residents and/or families regarding health and diagnoses and medication administration
• Provide clinical oversight to Licensed Practical Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Health Technicians, and Intermediate Care Technicians
• Ensure Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) with a 100% accuracy rate and PRN medication effectiveness
• Maintain PPE and Hand Hygiene Compliance
• Administer Blood Products
• Perform Braden Scale and Fall Risk Assessment
• Provide Joint Patient Reporting System (JPRS) for patient incidents
• Clear all CPRS clinical alerts daily
• Perform skin assessment to identify potential skin injuries and provide recommendations and interventions

Anticipated Schedules:

• 8 Hour Tour: Day 0730-1600; Evening 1530-2400; Night 2330-0800
• 12 Hour Tour: Day 0730-2000; Night 1930-0800 (Select units/areas may have tour starts that vary from these standard times)

Job Types: Contract, Temporary, Full-time

Pay: $38.00 - $55.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Cardiology
• Critical & Intensive Care
• Emergency Medicine
• Medical-Surgical

Physical setting:

• Hospital
• ICU

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Weekly schedule:

• 4x12
• 5x8
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Please confirm which of the following experience you possess: Specialty Care –SICU/ CCU/MICU/ ICU/PACU/Cath Lab/Bronch, Emergency Department & Stepdown)
• Please confirm what ACLS experience you have: ( SICU/ IMCU/ CCU/ ICU, Stepdown, and Emergency Room.

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Critical care: 1 year (Required)
• perform wound care including dressing changes: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)
• BLS Certification (Required)
• ACLS Certification (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Houston, TX 77030: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $38 - $55