Nurse (ICU)

<p>About the Position: The Nurse (ICU) position is located at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, within the Directorate of Nursing, Intensive Care Unit. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation for DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Provides comprehensive professional nursing care to critically ill patients in a primarily Adult ICU.</p><p>Provides nursing care for acutely and/or critically ill patients in an intensive care environment with potential life-threatening health problems and require observation and intervention to prevent complications and maximize health.</p><p>Assesses nursing needs and develops and implements a Plan of Care for each patient consistent with recognized professional nursing standards, evidence-based practice, and augmented with prescribed medical care.</p><p>Responds decisively to life-threatening changes in patient condition, providing immediate and appropriate measures, according to nursing practice standards and/or established protocols, dependent upon age group and critical care area assigned.</p><p>Contributes to the medical examination by observing, recognizing, recording, and reporting changes in patients' conditions, subjective and objective symptoms, patient reaction to medications and patient response to therapy and treatment modalities.</p><p>Administers a wide variety of medication to include rapid-acting, highly potent, and potentially lethal medications via various routes in accordance with hospital safety protocols (e.g., Bar Code Medication Administration or care bundles).</p><h3>Education</h3>FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.