SICU – Surgical Intensive Care Unit - PRN

WJM Professionals is recruiting for a Registered Nurse in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit– SICU at the Richmond VA Medical Center, located at 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, Virginia. At the Richmond VA Medical Center, only the best are hired! Working with and for America's veterans is a privilege, and the staff prides itself on the quality of care they provide.

Since 1946, the Richmond VAMC has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. Services are available to more than 200,000 veterans coming from 52 cities and counties covering 22,515 miles of central and southern Virginia and parts of northern North Carolina.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SICU RN:

• Conduct bedside rounds with off-going nurses on assigned patients.
• Check off IVs (site, rate, solution), dressing drainage tubes, respiratory devices (ventilators, etc.), and special communications including patients’ service and physician.
• Administer medications and observe for therapeutic effects.
• Administration of IV solutions as required.
• Transfuse blood and blood products.
• Initiate venipuncture for lab work or IV therapy as appropriate.
• Obtain blood specimens from arterial lines. Verify and report lab results to the physician.
• Maintain arterial and thermos dilution catheter lines as necessary.
• Record and interpret PA pressure readings.
• Perform cardiac outputs as ordered. Call physicians to report all abnormal readings.
• Interpret EKG readings on the Med/Surg and ICUs. Notify the physician of cardiac arrhythmias and initiate emergency interventions as indicated.
• Maintain special therapeutic devices (traction, drains, etc.)
• Transcribe and/or verify physician orders. Accept verbal or telephone orders in EMERGENCIES ONLY.
• Narcotics count – Ensure narcotics and keys are accounted for before leaving.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have at least two (2) years of direct patient care experience within the last three years in the field.
• Shall be licensed in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• ACLS
• BLS
• Services will be needed for all shifts in a 24-hour period / 7 days per week / 365 days per year, to include 8, 10, and 12-hour shifts as specified by the unit.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your resume along with the salary requirements.

WHO WE ARE

WJM Professional Services provides Medical, nursing, and ancillary professionals to the Department of Defense and other government agencies. We also provide administrative professionals, program management, and credentialing services to government contractors and government agencies.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, ancestry, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, disability, veteran’s status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information on the position and salary please submit resume.