Nurse (Inpatient Clinical/Obstetrics-Gynecology)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA•El Paso, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in Fort Bliss, Texas. 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.

Requirements

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
One-year probationary period may be required.
Must maintain a valid, unrestricted, and current registered nurse license (with no limitations, stipulations, or pending adverse actions) in a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.
Pre-employment physical required and annually thereafter.
Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
Must be able to obtain and maintain certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Must be able to obtain and maintain certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS.
Must be able to obtain and maintain certification in Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
This position has specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis.
Degree: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).
Licensure: 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; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
Foreign Degree: Graduates of foreign nursing schools must have completed the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Certification Program. The certification program consists of a credentials evaluation, the CGFNS Qualifying Exam, and evidence of passing one of the approved English Language Proficiency examinations. A copy of the CGFNS Certificate is required.
Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.
Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.
Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes: providing nursing care to obstetrical/gynecological patients and newborns; assisting physicians with procedures during labor and delivery; providing care for cesarean sections, and obstetric surgical procedures; and educating patients and staff of the physiology and clinical management of breastfeeding, antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum health care.
This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Nice To Haves

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.
Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

Provide specialized obstetric and gynecologic nursing care to adolescents/adult women throughout the age spectrum and their newborns.
Provide care for women requiring low to high-risk ante-partum, intra-partum, postpartum, and gynecological care as well as competence in newborn and couplet care.
Administer oxygen, IV fluids, amnioinfusion, blood products, and prescribed medications.
Serve as subject matter expert and consultant for nursing staff and healthcare teammates in other areas of the hospital.
Recognize life-threatening conditions that require immediate attention.
Serve as Charge Nurse on a rotational basis.
Maintain lines and dressings in accordance with infection control policies and procedures, and discontinues invasive lines as guided by policy.
Assist anesthesia providers with placement of epidural catheters and induction of general anesthesia.