Job Description

Spectrum Healthcare Resources has immediate opportunities for civilian Critical Care Registered Nurses at the Travis AFB. This position provides nursing services in support of patient care and treatment. This temporary Position offers:

We have an URGENT need for Critical Care, Operating Room Nurse and ER Registered Nurses.

• Full Time Position
• Paid Time Off
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Great Benefits
• The honor of working with our military
• Night and Day shifts available 

Job Requirements:

The Critical Care Nurse will have the following requirements:

• Any State License
• Minimum of 1 year of experience
• BLS Certification
• Support (BCLS) by the American Heart Association.
• In addition to BCLS,certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required for theCritical Care Unit.
• Candidate must possess pediatric advance life support(PALS).
• Completion of critical care training course or completion of anequitable platform (i.e., Essentials of Critical Care Orientation [ECCO], online
• course from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses preferred, but not required. 

Duties

•  Ability to react with alertness and skill in any emergency situation, (e.g., cardiacor respiratory arrest, hemorrhage, shock, severe physical trauma and psychiatricreaction). Serves as member of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Code Blueresuscitation/response team.
•  Knowledge of interpersonal relationships and the ability to maintain composure andreact appropriately while relating to patients, families, physicians, coworkers andancillary staff; manage distraught, irritable, unreasonable or angry individuals; andmaintain positive rapport with all individuals involved in patient care.
• Knowledge of a wide range of medical disorders and conditions as appropriateand seen in critically ill patients (e.g., Ventilator Associated pneumonia and theVAP bundle, Sepsis, and ARDS).
•  Knowledge of professional care theories, principles, practices, and procedures toperform nursing assignments of critically ill patients. Demonstrates knowledge ofgrowth and development, and pathophysiology of disease processes specific to thecritical care unit population to include all ages from adult to geriatrics.
•  Identify impending or existing emotional or psychiatric crisis and provideappropriate intervention.
•  Reassess patient's condition and revise plan of care based on identified nursingproblems.
•  Assess patient/family knowledge level, implement plan of instructions and recordpatient/family demonstrated level of understanding.
•  Obtain patient history, pertinent family history, and document in patient’s medicalrecord.
•  Communicate pertinent patient data to charge nurse and/or physician asappropriate.
• Reassess patient's condition and revise plan of care based on identified nursingproblems.
•  Assess and document patient response to medications administered and interveneif desired response is not achieved.
•  Administer inhalation therapy treatments, with knowledge of medications utilizedin this treatment and reactions.

Company Overview:

Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the military staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves 850 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9,600 affiliated health care professionals.

Spectrum Healthcare Resources is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.