NURSE (ICU)

About the Position: This position is with Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) in the Directorate of Nursing Mixed Intensive Care Unit in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tripler Army Medical Center is a tobacco-free workplace. Tobacco products include, but are not limited to, smoking, smokeless tobacco, and electronic nicotine delivery devices.

Provide comprehensive nursing care for acutely ill and/or critically ill patient populations in an intensive care environment with potential life-threatening health problems to prevent complications and maximize or restore health.

Assess 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.

Respond decisively to life-threatening changes in patient condition, providing immediate and appropriate emergency measures, according to professional nursing practice standards and/or established protocols.

Administer a wide variety of medication to include rapid-acting, highly potent, and potentially lethal medications via various routes in accordance with hospital safety protocols.

Assist provider with complex and potentially life-threatening procedures such as the insertion of arterial and venous catheters, chest tubes, and endotracheal tubes. Initiates life saving measures such as advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Manage equipment such as cardiac monitors, ventilators, various intravenous infusion pumps, defibrillators, equipment for peritoneal dialysis, renal replacement therapy, EKGs, cardiac monitor, oxygen analyzers, hemodynamic monitoring equipment.

Mentor professional and paraprofessional nursing staff, including potential trainees from various nursing programs (nurse transition program, critical care fellowship, practical nursing) and new staff.

Provide guidance and leadership to professional nurses and paraprofessional personnel, assisting with complex nursing and diagnostic procedures.