Registered Nurse

Overview

Location: Nellis AFB, NV - Family Health Clinic

Pay: Between $36/hr - $39.74/hr + $4.23*/hr for Health & Wellness

Benefits: Vested vacation, holiday leave, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Short Term Disability

Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(K) matching with employee participation in 401(K) plan

Responsibilities

• Strongly preferred working knowledge of the military health care system including TRICARE health benefits.

• Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources and make appropriate clinical decisions.

• Coordinates patient care through a continuum and facilitates the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.

• Ensures compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the medical treatment facility. Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries.

• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.

• Assesses patient needs telephonically.

• Ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.

• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization. Effectively uses appropriate communication format in addressing professional issues.

• Excellent oral communication skills for patient/family education and telephone triage of patients. Telephone and in-person assessment/evaluation includes the determination of optimal time and location for patient management (ER, clinic, homecare) and follow-up care as required. Prescribes and communicates treatment plans and patient teaching in accordance with established protocols. Collects and assesses significant patient history information and performs all necessary patient teaching.

• Excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity, including telephone contacts, in accordance with requirements.

• Makes referral appointments and arranges specialty care as appropriate.

• Skill in setting up, operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzers, nebulizers, and other clinic specific equipment.

• Performs/assists with procedures such as bladder catheterizations, administration of oxygen, visual acuity tests, EKGs, irrigation of eyes and ears, tympanograms, splinting, phlebotomy and other clinic specific procedures, in accordance with established protocols.

• Ensures for proper documentation of procedures and treatments.

• Ensures all equipment is properly cleaned and stored at the end of each work shift. Ensures preventive maintenance and routine cleaning are performed as directed. Ensures medication/supplies are replenished.

• Participates in the orientation and training of newly assigned personnel, as appropriate.

• May be required to work various shifts or augment clinical nursing support during the absence of other team nurses due to illness, leave or deployment,

• Ensures a safe work environment, employee safe work habits and patient safety IAW regulatory agencies, infection control policies, and process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree/Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Graduate from a college or university accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support: The HCW shall hold and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS). Certifications must be through American Heart Association or American Red Cross guidelines. Members must present proof of current certification(s) through American Red Cross. Computer-based training does not constitute fulfilling the training requirements. Must maintain currency at NO cost to the government.
• Experience: The nurse shall have at least 24 months of experience within the last 48 months in a primary care clinic setting. Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records. Knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well