(Archived) Registered Nurse (RN) – Women's Health

Registered Nurse (RN) Women's Health job 25 minutes southeast of Trenton, New Jersey.

The job is within the military medical system and is a civilian position. Civilian and military personnel work together in the extensive military medical system. The hospitals and medical clinics provide services to the active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Monday-Friday
• Days
• Fantastic PTO accrual rate
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)

Registered Nurse (RN) Women's Health Job Qualifications:

• Provides comprehensive primary care to a select population of essentially healthy women in a variety of settings to include, obstetrical antepartum management, postpartum care, and gynecologic care to include in-house care coordination and disease management for patients requiring further coordination/follow-up.
• Monitors and facilitates adherence to treatments, provides education, coordinates care, maintains data/ dysplasia registries, and performs full scope of clinical nursing.
• 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 plan and patient teaching in accordance with established protocols. Collects and assesses significant patient history information and performs all necessary patient teaching.
• Performs nursing services to include setting up, administering treatments, operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as colposcope, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzer, nebulizers, and other clinic specific equipment.
• Makes referral appointments and arranges specialty care as appropriate.
• Serves as an advocate for and ensures appropriate education is provided to the patient or targeted populations for the purpose of promoting adherence to treatment plans self-care actions and education programs. Ensures activities match the level of the patients' clinical risk readiness to change and health literacy.
• Identifies, collects, monitors, interprets and evaluates measureable outcome data within established time frames according to local/AF/DOD requirements. Submits reports as required per local/AF/DoD policy and guidance.
• Educates/trains the healthcare team and facility staff on policies and procedures for utilization and implementation of guidelines, protocols and other women's health specific management activities.
• May be required to augment clinical nursing support during the absence of other nurses in the Medical Group to include Pediatrics and Family Health, if the provider is out or if there is a nursing shortage in either clinic due to illness, leave or deployments.

• Coordinates patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals. Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.

• Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries.
• Performs physical exam and health histories.
• Provides health promotions, counseling, and education.
• Administers medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions, such as phlebotomy, and IV insertions/administration.
• Directs and supervises care provide by other healthcare professionals.
• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Recognizes adverse signs and symptoms and quickly reacts to assist patients in emergency situations. Provides emergency care as a Rapid Response Team (RRT) member.
• Communicates and collaborates 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.
• Makes referral appointments and arranges specialty care as appropriate.
• Performs nursing services, to include setting up, operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, nebulizers, and other clinic specific equipment.
• Orients and trains newly assigned RNs, LPNs, and ancillary personnel to unit policies and procedures, skills, and standards of practice.
• Participates/conducts research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes, to include peer reviews.
• Triages patients' needs telephonically, electronically, and on a walk-in basis, per MDG policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties within the RN scope of care and MDG policies and procedures.

Registered Nurse (RN) Women's Health Job Qualifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) by AHA
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing
• Graduate from a CCNE or NLNAC accrediated college or university
• Two years experience as a Registered Nurse, preferably in Obstetrics or Women's Health Clinic setting
• RN Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license. Any U.S. state honored.
• Certified / Certified Eligible by NCC as a RNC-OB-Inpatient Obstetric Nursing OR RNC-MNN - Maternal Newborn Nursing with 2 years full time experience in women's health

• Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records.
• Possesses excellent written and oral communication skills

Position contingent on contract award with an anticipated March 2019 start date. Incumbents HIGHLY encourage to contact us! Come join our team of healthcare professionals!