Registered Nurse – Med/Surg (Balad, Iraq)

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Acuity is currently seeking Registered Nurse specializing in Med/Surg to support our Middle East program.

Acuity International is currently seeking a registered nurse to support our Middle East program. The registered nurse will be assigned to deliver health care and treat patients in a small austere medical/trauma hospital. Nurses report to the onsite nursing supervisor. They are clinically supervised by the site medical director and work under the direction of a local or mid-level provider.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides medical services at the scope and level of a registered nurse to preserve the health of employees and client personnel.
• Implementing treatment plans and options for various life-threatening medical conditions.
• Utilization and understanding of how to use various medical devices, such as catheters and feeding tubes.
• Records and maintains patient information in accordance with standard protocol, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Protects patients' privacy through confidentiality, infection control procedures, assuring consistent medication administration, and assuring proper storage and maintenance procedures for all equipment and supplies.
• Thoroughly exercises skill in initiative, judgment, problem-solving and decision-making daily.
• Makes independent judgments and prioritizes workload.
• Attends and participates in all hospital exercises, group activities and meetings.
• Must be able to perform duties in a stressful and fast paced environment.
• Pursues professional development activities and continuing education to ensure currency with present practices and trends in healthcare and specifically in the practice of emergency medical treatment.
• Participate as a medical escort for employees being transported off base by ground or flight.
• Cross-train to work in clinics and emergency room as needed.
• Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and/or command priorities.
• Performs miscellaneous job duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Requires an associate degree from an accredited nursing school. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
• Hold and maintain an active and unrestricted Nursing License and the ability to be favorability credentialed.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse.  
• Additional clinical experience in emergency room, ICU or OR preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and ACLS certification required.
• Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized and have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Proficiency with computer and common office equipment
• All healthcare providers and medical support staff must have a recent clinical experience in patient care for a least 6 months out of the past year. 
• Must have a current passport

Physical Requirements:

• Must meet pre-deployment physical requirements.
• No conditions that would prevent the wear of personal protective equipment; including ballistic helmet and body armor or conditions that would prevent the capability of donning, lifting, or carrying of up to 70 lbs. of referenced gear while running to a bunker or protected area in the face of perceived or imminent danger. 
• Work may involve sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Location of services is in a remote, austere, arid environment prone to a hot