RN / Critical Care Nursing / Mississippi / Full Time / Registered Nurse - ICU Job

Description

Assess, plan, and evaluate nursing care for a wide variety of patients, to include newborns, children, adolescents, adults, elderly, and disabled, to include visually and hearing impaired; and individuals of varying ethnic and religious backgrounds, to include those who do not speak or understand English.
Implement the Nursing process (assessment, planning, diagnosis, intervention and evaluation) to include holistic approach.
Possess knowledge of critical care medication usage and administration, to include a variety of pharmacological agents used in treatment of critically ill patients, the desired effects, side effects, complications and usual dosage of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculations as required. Administer critical care medications safely and provide proper documentation of patient condition, disease progress, patient teaching, and follow-up care.
Assume full responsibility for assigned patients and ancillary personnel. Delegate tasks, direct critical care and specialty technicians, and provide counseling, guidance, and patient education.
Recognize medical emergencies and react with alertness and skill in any emergency situation, (e.g., cardiac or respiratory arrest, hemorrhage, shock, severe physical trauma and psychiatric reaction). Be able to initiate life saving measures in the absence of a physician. Initiate Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), if required. Assist medical team in administering advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) measures, when necessary.
Serves as member of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Code Blue resuscitation/response team
Establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers, families, peers, and other health team members.
Become oriented/trained on the use of all MTF equipment available for patient care
Ensure all equipment is properly cleaned and stored at the end of each work shift.
Ensure preventive maintenance and routine cleaning are performed as directed. Ensures properly cleaned and stored equipment and work area.
Ensure a safe work environment and employees safe work habits
Perform Charge Nurse Duties when designated by the Flight Commander/Medical Director.
Contractor personnel shall complete all job specific training as required by the MTF
All patient charting is included as part of the patient visit and must be completed within department standards. There is an adequate amount of administrative time scheduled for each Contractor personnel, with the expectation that patient charting be completed during the normal duty day. Maintain accurate and current notes in both the patient hard copy chart records and electronic inpatient medical records of all patients seen, as appropriate, and produces reports of evaluation and/or treatment, as required.

Skills

Degree: Associates Degree of Nursing.

Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support (5.2.3): Must at all times, maintain a minimum: Basic Life Support (BLS); Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); and Pediatric Life Support (PALS) at no expense to the government.
Experience: Minimum of two years (24 months) of ICU experience within the last 3 years.

AKAHI ASSOCIATES LLC

AKAHI Associates is a premier provider of healthcare workers to various military treatment facilities across the United States. With a corporate office in Honolulu, Hawaii and recruiting office in San Antonio, Texas we specialize in providing skilled, trained and highly successful healthcare workers, including RNs, CRNAs, Physicians, LPN/LVN, Licensed Social Workers, and many more.

We have a strong focus on providing our government customers with quality and superior service.

Akahi Associates is an equal opportunity employer and Minorities, Females, Veterans, and Disabled persons are encouraged to apply. For further information, please click the link below to view the EEO Is The Law poster.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Only qualified individuals who are being considered will be contacted for an interview

Akahi LLC provided the following inclusive hiring information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

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Employer:	Akahi Associates
Post Date:	Apr 24, 2024
Profession:	Nursing
Job Type:	RN
Specialty:	None
Salary:	45.00/hr
Location:	Mississippi - Biloxi
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