Nurse (Inpatient Clinical/OB-GYN)

<p>About the Position: This position is located within the Mother Baby Unit of the Directorate of Nursing at Evans Army Community Hospital on Fort Carson in Colorado. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Provide comprehensive professional nursing care to OB/GYN patients and their newborns. Medical conditions range from routine care to complex complications requiring sophisticated, highly technical care and treatment.</p><p>Provide care for women requiring low to high-risk ante-partum, intra-partum, postpartum, and gynecological care, as well as newborn and couplet care.</p><p>Administer oxygen, IV fluids, amnioinfusion, blood products, and prescribed medications. Assesses patient's response to medication administration.</p><p>Set up and operate specialized monitoring equipment (i.e., blood pressure monitoring, pulse oximetry, fetal heart rate monitors (internal and external), neonatal resuscitation equipment, cardiac monitoring, and infant warmers).</p><p>Provide perioperative care, including serving as the circulating RN for cesarean sections and additional obstetric surgical procedures as needed (i.e., dilatation and curettage, cervical cerclage, cesarean-hysterectomy).</p><p>Serve as Charge Nurse on a rotational basis; makes decisions regarding priorities for patient care for shift assignments, assigns duties/delegates patient care to other RNs, LPNs, OR technicians, and medical assistants.</p><p>Coordinate case management needs with the case and outcomes management team and develop nursing care plans and procedures.</p><p>Provide evidence-based instructions and education to patient/significant other and/or family members/caregivers.</p><h3>Education</h3>See Qualifications section for education requirements