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RN-Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU)
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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RN-Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU)

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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Posted:
March 13, 2021
Location:
Palo Alto, California
Salary:
Open
Discipline:
General Nursing
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more This is an open continuous announcement for this vacancy. The first certificate of eligible applicants will be issued on March 26, 2021 with subsequent cut-off dates every 14 days up to June 9, 2021. The staff nurse in the Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit is responsible and accountable for providing direct and indirect care to a variety of critically ill patients. As such, the RN provides nursing care for 1-2 of the most complex patients, independently carrying out all nursing functions related to cardiac monitoring, treatments, medication, vasoactive infusions and invasive monitoring modalities. The staff nurse is an integral member of the acute intensive care unit and is responsible for accurate advanced clinical assessments, interventions, evaluation and documentation of the critical care patient. Incumbent is clinically and administratively responsible to the Nurse Manager of the MSICU. Work Schedule: Work Schedule: Varies: 7:30am-8pm; 7:30pm -8:00am (overnight) Monday thru Sunday with alternate Weekend and Holidays to meet patient and program needs. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Cardiac/hemodynamic monitoring Adherence to sterile technique, infection control and safely practices Training and competency with highly technical equipment Accurate usage of emergency/resuscitative equipment Maintenance IV's/Titration of infusions Wound care Use of pain management devices-PCA, epidurals, On-Q Pump Use of enteral feeding tubes-use of Cortrak device Procedural patient education Oxygen/ventilator therapy Adherence to documentation standards and ICU polices/protocols Administer medications according to hospital policy on medication administration and BCMA (bar code medication administration) Adherence to hospital and unit mandatory training Demonstrates excellence in the Service Improvement Model and SERVE.

Internal Number: 594848600
About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
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