Elite RN Role

Houston, Texas Make it your very own. The Community Houston, TX America's fourth-largest city is a cosmopolitan destination, filled with world-class dining, arts, hotels, shopping, and nightlife. It's Houston. Take a stroll through historic Heights, spend the day exploring the Museum District or head down to the infamous Space Center Houston (home to NASA's Mission Control). Later, go ahead and grab a bite in one of the dozens of award-winning restaurants, or hang out with the cool kids on Washington Avenue. There's always something to do in this Southern-hospitality-meets-urban-chic-city. Come explore YOUR Houston. Take a closer look at what can be experienced in Houston here. Airport Information: George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport is located approximately 23 miles north of downtown Houston and offers domestic and international flights to various destinations around the world. This airport supports almost 60 non-stop flights across the country through 21 different airlines. For more information about the airport, check out their website here. About the Facility Houston VAMC The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is a hospital affiliated with and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. It is one of the department's largest hospitals, serving Harris County, Texas and 27 surrounding counties. It is named for Michael E. DeBakey, a renowned surgeon and president of Baylor College of Medicine. The hospital in on a 118-acre campus on Old Spanish Trail and Almeda, just on the edge of the Texas Medical Center. It is accredited by JCAHO, and has 343 hospital beds, a 40-bed Spinal Cord Injury Center, and a 120-bed transitional care unit for long-term care. Facility Address: 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 Registered Nurse ICU - RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to) Providing professional nursing care principles, practices and procedures required to assess needs of patients; Knowledge of pharmaceuticals, their desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use; recognizing adverse signs and symptoms which are not always apparent and to react promptly in emergency situations including the implementation of life saving procedures; Providing counseling, guidance, and health instruction to patients; and Identifying disease entities in order to recognize complications and therapeutic interventions required. Provide professional nursing duties according to established professional nursing principles, practices, and procedures in an ICU setting, assessing patient's physical, emotional, spiritual and socio-cultural needs; Demonstrate skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served; provides pre-operative and post-operative nursing care to patients; Perform head-to-toe assessments, insert IV lines, care and management of peripheral and central lines, including PICC lines, obtain and deliver specimens to lab, perform tracheostomy care, assess for and administer tube feedings, respond and assist in an emergency situation. Registered Nurse ICU - QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in Nursing and eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement provision -OR- Possess of a bachelor's degree in Nursing and at least one full year of professional nursing experience-OR- Possess a diploma or associate degree in professional nursing Must possess a current, valid, unrestricted nursing license in a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory of the United States. Must have a minimum of 12 months experience. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as approved by the American Heart Association (AHA) is mandatory for all specialties. KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market.