RN Travel (7p-7a Night Shift) 13 Week Contract
Posted on: 8 Mar 2021
Houston, TX
Job Description
Job Description
Location: St. Joseph Medical Center
Posted Date: 2/3/2021
Manages critically ill patients. Provides care to patients ages 14 through elderly adults.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Tracking and evaluating patient laboratory and physical assessment parameters.
* Provides care and education with age-related needs for adolescent, young adults and elderly populations in a highly technical environment.
* Manages patient care in rapidly changing circumstances and takes action to avoid or minimize patient compromise.
* Complete management of medication and intravenous therapy. Support patient's vital signs by safely titrating medication.
* Manages equipment used to monitor multiple physiologic systems, including ventilators, intra-cranial pressure (ICP) drains, arterial lines, Swan -Ganz catheters, and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP).
* Maintains eight (8) hours of stroke specific education yearly.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
* Licensed as a Registered Nurse accepted by Texas State Board of Nursing to Engage in professional nursing.
* Technical, clerical, critical thinking and interpersonal skills relevant to patient care/area.
* Certification requirements as defined by the certification policy
* Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) - REQUIRED prior to patient care
* Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - REQUIRED prior to patient care
* National Institute of Healthcare Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certifications - REQUIRED 90 days after Date of Hire
* Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) - REQUIRED 90 days after Date of Hire
* Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
PREFERRED
* Baccalaureate degree or progression to this degree.
* National Certification as recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
* Bi or Multilingual.
Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.
Carney Hospital
Boston, MA
What Should I Know About Carney Hospital?
Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Massachusetts, has proudly served the City of Boston and neighboring communities since 1863.
Since 1863, Carney Hospital has served the City of Boston and neighboring communities. Carney Hospital has received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for health care quality and safety and numerous other quality and safety awards, including being designated a Top Hospital for 2014, 2015 and 2017 by the Leapfrog Group. The 159-bed hospital has more than 400 physicians and delivers high-quality to our community where they live. Carney Hospital provides Dorchester and surrounding communities with convenient, local access to quality primary care, emergency medicine and a range of specialties and subspecialties including; critical care, family medicine, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, ambulatory care and adolescent, adult and geriatric psychiatry.
Carney Hospital operates a stand-alone Emergency Room located in the city of Quincy with on-site diagnostic radiology, including CT scans and ultrasound, pharmacy, and laboratory services. Carney Hospital is part of the Steward Health Care Network.
Carney Hospital is a Steward Family Hospital. Steward Health Care is the largest private, tax-paying physician-led health care network in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Steward operates 37 hospitals in the United States and the country of Malta that regularly receive top awards for quality and safety. The company employs approximately 42,000 health care professionals. The Steward network includes multiple urgent care centers and skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health services, over 7,900 beds under management, and approximately 2.2 million full risk covered lives through the company's managed care and health insurance services.
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IndustryHealthcare
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