Nurse (ICU)

Summary

About the Position: This position is with Evans Army Community Hospital, Directorate of Nursing, Mixed Intensive Care Unit 1 at Fort Carson, CO. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

Duties

• Provides for safekeeping and accurate accounting of controlled drugs and narcotics in accordance with Defense Health Agency (DHA), MTF, and department guidance.
• Teaches, mentors, precepts, and onboard professional and paraprofessional nursing staff, including potential trainees from various nursing programs (nurse transition programs, critical care fellowship, practical nursing) and new staff.
• Manages the delivery of critical care nursing, utilizing knowledge of an extensive range of professional nursing theories, principles, and procedures.
• Provides highly skilled and specialized critical care nursing.
• Contributes to the medical examination of patients by observing, recognizing, recording, and reporting changes in patients.
• Works without direct supervision once competency assessment and credentialing objectives are met.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and all other hospital employees.

Education

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/.