Registered Nurse - Med/Surg

Registered Nurse - Med/Surg

Sitting at the foot of Mount Rainier, Tacoma, WA is the perfect base point for exploring Mount Rainier National Park and the spectacular landscape surrounding. Known as the "City of Destiny" because the area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the late 19th century, Tacoma's motto became "When rails meet sails." Today, Commencement Bay serves the Port of Tacoma, a center of international trade on the Pacific Coast and Washington state's largest port.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is the largest and busiest airport in the Pacific Northwest region and is located approximately 18 miles north of Commencement Bay. The airport provides both domestic and international flights, making it a convenient choice for travelers visiting Tacoma and the surrounding areas, including those involved in international trade through the Port of Tacoma.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) is a U.S. military installation home to I Corps and 62d Airlift Wing located 9.1 miles south-southwest of Tacoma under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Garrison, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The facility is an amalgamation of the United States Army's Fort Lewis and the United States Air Force's McChord Air Force Base which merged on 1 February 2010 into a Joint Base because of Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations of 2005. Facility Address: 2202 Liggett Ave, Lewis McChord, WA 98433.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing care by contributing to the patient's assessment, determining priorities, identifying nursing measures and therapeutic objectives, and evaluating outcomes.
• Be proficient in Telemetry.
• Obtain patient history and pertinent family history.
• Assess patients and plan appropriate nursing care.
• Document plan of care and care given in patient's medical record.
• Verify transcription of physician's orders, no verbal orders are to be accepted.
• Carry out prescribed physician's orders and document inpatient medical record.
• Communicate pertinent patient data to charge nurse and/or physician as appropriate.
• Reassess patient's condition and revise plans of care based on identified nursing problem.
• Administer medications and Intravenous (IV) therapies.
• Possess knowledge of actions and usual dosages of most used emergency drugs and their location on crash cart.
• Assess and document patient response to medication that has been administered.
• Be able to interpret cardiac rhythms and their implications.
• Reorganize and initiate appropriate measures in emergencies/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures that shall be accomplished.
• Instruct patient/family regarding prescribed medications/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures that shall be accomplished.
• Assess patient/family knowledge level, implement plan of instructions and record patient/family demonstrated level of understanding.
• Operate defibrillator, EKG machines and cardiac monitor and other emergency technical equipment.
• Participate in discharge planning, as appropriate.
• Be able to initiate life saving measures in the absence of physicians.
• Assure content and correctness of a prepared report and sign the document to validate its content.
• Maintain neat, personal appearance and maintain professional decorum.

Requirements

• Current license in at least one state, territory, or commonwealth in the U.S. or the District of Columbia.
• Current certification in CPR/BLS and ACLS by an American Heart Association Vendor.
• Minimum of one-year direct patient care experience within the Medical/Surgical specialty assigned; VA experience is desirable.
• Three references, one must be current or most recent supervisor.
• Immunizations must be up to date, to include COVID Vaccine (Boosters required).

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