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RN required to support the Primary Care Department, Branch Medical Clinic, Pediatric Department, and the Specialty Medicine Department at the Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes, IL.
This is a full time, long term contracting opportunity offering an attractive salary and paid benefits including vacations and health care.
QUALIFICATIONS: - MUST BE A US CITIZEN
• Either (a), a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing; or (b) a Diploma Graduate in Nursing; or (c) an Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited university.
• Possess a current unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Prior to commencing service under this contract, Contractor nurses must attend a 2-hour lecture on IV certification. Contract nurses must then obtain certifications (e.g., IV, medications and blood administration) in accordance with clinic nursing service and command policy not later than 60 days after commencement of services, including MTF observation of three completed IV sticks during this time.
• Possess one year of full-time experience as an RN within the last three years in an outpatient environment of comparable size and complexity.
• Possess knowledge of pharmaceuticals, their desired effects, side effects, complications with their use, dosage, route of administration, and the ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and react appropriately and rapidly in emergent situations.
• Be trained in administering immunization vaccinations.
• Maintain current certification in American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers; American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Course, American Red Cross CPR (Cardio
• Pulmonary Resuscitation) for the Professional Rescuer; or equivalent. The Navy will provide recertification during normal working hours.
DUTIES:
• Perform a full range of RN duties in accordance with assignment, including: triage; patient assessment and monitoring; use of patient monitoring and treatment equipment; appropriate nursing care, procedures, and treatments; execution of physicians’ orders within the guidelines of standard nursing practice; documentation of patient care and observations; and patient education and emotional support.
• Provide professional nursing care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.
• Assess each patient and perform triage duties as assigned.
• Formulate and carry out a goal directed plan of care which based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes and which is prioritized according to patient needs and available resources including time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Evaluate effectiveness of self care given by all health team members, and contribution of systems, environment, and instrumentation in progressing patient toward outcomes.
• Provide treatment and discharge instructions upon patient release.
• Perform assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiological, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Provide a safe and clean environment for each patient.
• Ensure areas are stocked and properly equipped.
• Identify patient/significant other learning needs and implement appropriate measures to meet identified needs.
• Assist in planning, supervising and instructing LPNs/LVNs, nursing assistants and ancillary personnel.
• Provide comprehensive professional nursing care using established nursing practice standards and by application of the nursing process to acutely ill and long term medical maintenance patients from pediatric to geriatric populations.
• Provide individual, group, and family/significant other counseling and health teaching in relation to the patient's condition and his/her ability for self care.
• Provide for accessibility to various literature resources dealing with subjects related to specific patient health problems.
• Provides physical and psychological support to patients and significant others, explains procedures and treatments, and promotes cooperation among staff, patients, and significant others.
• Maintain liaison with allied health care professionals and community referral services.
• Coordinates patient health care needs with appropriate referrals as indicated.
• Maintain link with professional organizations and nursing standards relevant to ambulatory care. Implement nursing care in the ambulatory setting using these standards.
• Liaison with appropriate inpatient units as an advocate for continuity of care planning, follow up, and outcome measurement.
• Promote health maintenance and preventive health initiatives in caring for patients in the ambulatory setting.
• Collaborate in the planning, organizing, and directing of clinical operations to include providing technical supervision to paraprofessional nursing staff.
• Collaborate in the review and revision of clinic standing operating procedures.
• Perform phone triage based on accepted protocols and assists as needed in accessing appropriate ambulatory/emergency care for beneficiaries. Location: Great Lakes, IL
Compensation: Negotiable
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