Nurse (Clinical/Psychiatric ) GS-0610-11
About The Position
Serve as a Nurse (Clinical/Psychiatric) with the Department of Defense at the Army Medical Center Eisenhower located on Fort Gordon, GA. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. The following programs/incentives MAY be offered to highly qualified candidates: Student Loan Repayment, Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service, Advanced In-hire (offered to new Federal employees only), Relocation/Recruitment/Retention Incentives. As a Federal Employee, you are afforded job security; competitive compensation to include a generous vacation, paid time off, and sick leave benefit; a first-class health and retirement benefit package; as well as malpractice financial protection. Salary: Up to- $115,027 per year. Ft. Gordon is adjacent to Augusta, GA famous for its major attraction, The Masters Golf Tournament. Ft. Gordon has a moderate year-round climate and offers close proximity to metropolitan areas, beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.
Requirements
- US Citizenship required
- A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.
- Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination and possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
- One year of experience which includes providing comprehensive nursing care to psychiatric and/or mental health patients, providing patient education, and assisting in developing patient care plans.
Responsibilities
- Performs a comprehensive behavioral health nursing assessment and history to plan, provide and direct nursing care across the continuum of care.
- Utilizes appropriate interview skills to identify existing and potential problems, and formulates a nursing plan of care.
- Describes in writing the patient's appearance, emotional status, interaction with staff and/or family, and knowledge level of disease process.
- Utilizes and instruct others in the use of single and specialized equipment as appropriate to clinical area.
- Utilizes the nursing process to identify patient problems and generate nursing diagnoses; designs a plan of care, writes and implements nursing orders to achieve established goals, evaluates nursing interventions based upon the patients response to care, documents patients status on a continual basis and revises plan of care accordingly.
- Develops and initiates an innovative teaching program for patients requiring special approaches.
- Teaches patient and family members regarding the disease process; treatment modalities; diagnostic procedures; use of equipment related to disease/care; expected and possible adverse reactions to medications; discharge planning; health maintenance; and illness prevention.
- Communicates progress and/or changes to the patient, family and members of the health care team.
- Initiates emergency measures as appropriate.
- Makes interdisciplinary referrals.
- Identify pending crisis situations and handle appropriately.
- Administers many psychotropic and complex medications via the oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal, topical, rectal, respiratory, intravenous routes.
- Makes independent judgments in the administration of PRN medication.
- Reinforces the basic knowledge of the patient regarding their prescribed medication regimen and the importance of compliance.
- Develops and present classes related to psychiatric/behavioral health nursing to enhance the knowledge base of peers and subordinates.
- Participates as an active member in classes that are sponsored by other members of the multidisciplinary team; in that the classes are part of the program established for patient care.
- Participates in group and milieu therapy as well as individual therapies.
- Coordinates patient enrollment in experiential classes that are conducted by various members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Participates in inter-disciplinary team planning conferences.
- Serves as role model and teacher for other personnel, including experienced and fully trained nurses.
- Directs the work of Psychiatric Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered nurses, students and volunteers.
- Assumes charge nurse responsibilities as assigned.
Benefits
- generous vacation
- paid time off
- sick leave benefit
- health and retirement benefit package
- malpractice financial protection
- Student Loan Repayment
- Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service
- Advanced In-hire (offered to new Federal employees only)
- Relocation/Recruitment/Retention Incentives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
