RN - Med/Surg
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
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 HoustonAirport 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 websiteAbout 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 77030Med/Surg RN Requirements (Duties include but are 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 a Med/Surg or PACU 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;
- Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in Nursing -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 24 months experience in a Med/Surg or PACU environment during the last 36 months
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as approved by the American Heart Association (AHA) are mandatory for all specialties.
- Evidence of current immunizations is required