Position Summary

The ICU Nurse will provide onsite ICU services at the Medical Facility located in Houston, TX. P roviding healthcare to patients who urgently need treatment so that they can stabilize their vital signs and limit pain and discomfort, giving timely care to their patients in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifying the needs of a patient, filling out charts and intake paper and collecting information and samples so they can run tests.
• Triage incoming patients based on level of injury or illness
• Immediately stabilize incoming patients
• Administer medication as instructed by physicians
• Start intravenous lines, and set broken bones
• Perform tracheotomies and intubations
• Give patients stitches and sutures
• Create and maintain incoming patient records
• Work with team of emergency staff to help patients
• Help transfer stable patients to other wings
• Carry out the plan of care by performing/assigning delegated tasks
• Care and management of peripheral and central lines, including PICC lines
• Measure vital signs/hemodynamic monitoring including Pain (the 5th Vital Sign), pulse oximetry, etc.
• Perform wound care including dressing changes (sterile and non-sterile), and obtaining wound cultures as necessary
• Perform non-acute and/or acute ventilator care, if needed
• Perform suctioning including oral, nasogastic, and tracheostomy
• Perform deep suctioning, which may include obtaining specimens
• Assess for and administer tube feedings
• Assist with routine urinary and bowel elimination including catheters, colostomies, and digital stimulation

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Licensed in any State, Territory, Commonwealth of the U.S. or D.C.
• BLS and/or ACLS
• Willing to work 12- hour shifts and be available for weekends, holidays, evenings and night shift.
• Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized and have excellent verbal and communication skills
• Must be able to perform in a stressful and high paced environment without physical limitations.
• Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and/or command priorities
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. and carry up to 10ft
• Must be able to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Education & Experience

• 1 year of experience (within the past 5 years) in ICU services.