Critical Care

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 adolescents, 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 patients 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
• 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.