Registered Nurse ICU Unit; Burn Center

Central Care is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Registered Nurse to provide full-time services at Brook Army Medical Center in the ICU Unit (Burn Center) in San Antonio, TX. This is a great opportunity for a Registered Nurse to support our military and their families as federal civilian contractors!

Pay $50/hr. + differentials + $5.09/hour Health and Welfare

Paid Time Off (PTO):80 hours accrued annually

Holidays:11 paid federal holidays per year

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (Burn Center)

• Degree/
  
  Education:
  
  Associate Degree or Baccalaureate Degree. Registered Nurses shall be a graduate of an Associate Degree or Baccalaureate Degree program from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). A copy of the college transcript and diploma shall be submitted.

• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support:
  All HCWs shall maintain current certification in a basic provider cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course through the American Heart Association (AHA), Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) from the American Red Cross (ARC). Web-based classes do not meet the MTF standards.

• Experience:
  
  A minimum of two years experience in the ICU.

• Board Certification:
  None

• Licensure:
  Current, full, active, and unrestrictive license to practice as a Registered Nurse. Possess and maintain a current active valid unrestricted registered nurse license in at least one U.S. state, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction. All licenses shall be unencumbered and remain in effect during employment. The contractor shall provide the COR prime source verification of the nursing license, documentation shall include state, license number, expiration date, method of verification and names of verifying official.

• All personnel performing under this contract action shall remain employees of the Contractor, but shall perform services under the technical supervision of the Chief of the Department or their Government representative. Neither military (active or reserve) nor Government civilian personnel shall be employed to perform services under this contract action. The MTF Commander, Deputy Commander for Nursing, and Chief of Inpatient Services reserves the right to refuse the services of contract staff based on the lack of certification, credentials, licensure, or background checks.

• Contract nurses providing services under this contract shall perform the same clinical duties as those required of any military or government civil service nurse of similar experience assigned to the same unit. Contract individuals must be designated by BAMC, Department or Nursing Service personnel to provide charge nurse responsibilities, team lead, provide orientation, and other activities as deemed appropriate. All nurses may be rotated throughout BAMC's clinical areas however they will not be required to work outside their scope of practice.

• Performs critical care duties, to include: assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating age-specific nursing care across all ages. Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the interrelationship of body systems in maintaining and restoring health. The ICU nurse shall provide labor intensive care to a variety of patients with numerous complex medical and surgical pathologies. Clinical documentation according to standard operating procedures including obtaining patient history pertinent family history and advanced medical directive information.
  
  Observes, assesses, and records symptoms, reactions, and progress; assist physicians during treatments and examinations; administered medication; administer prescribed treatments, completes admissions and…