Registered Nurse - Family Health

ERP International•Keesler AFB, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

ERP International is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to support the Family Health Clinic at Keesler AFB, MS. This role offers excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits, including paid time off, federal holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, a health savings account, an annual CME stipend, license/certification reimbursement, and a matching 401K. ERP International is a nationally respected provider of health, science, and technology solutions, serving government and commercial sectors since 2006.

Requirements

Associates Degree of Nursing
Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
A minimum of 36 months of experience, as a clinical nurse, in any area of nursing such as Family Health within the last 48 months.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse as required in the TO
Possess and maintain a current American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider certification
Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a registered nurse.

Responsibilities

Coordinate 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.
Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the MTF.
Perform physical exam and health histories.
Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
Direct and supervise care provided by other healthcare professionals.
Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
Communicate and collaborate 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.
Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
Perform nursing services identified in the TO.
Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.
Uses the nursing process in delivery of care in Family Health Clinic or via telephone.
Performs a systematic, comprehensive patient assessment during clinic visits or via telephone in order to establish urgency of patient’s complaint.
Rapidly recognizes life threatening emergencies and is able to discern between relevant and irrelevant information in taking patient history.
In collaboration with the patient, develops a plan of care which facilitates safe, cost-effective, high-quality healthcare services aimed at promoting optimum wellness.
Incorporates assessment parameters unique to nursing across distances, such as patient distance from care and availability of resources.
Carries out plan of care, facilitating referral to the appropriate level of care and provides home care instructions as indicated.
Provides care within the context of the patient's own agenda.
Facilitates continuity of care.
Evaluates effectiveness of care and other quality parameters such as customer satisfaction at the conclusion of clinic visit or telephone encounter.
Appropriately utilizes approved protocols for patient assessment and clinical decision making, recognizing when deviation from protocol is required.
Applies professional, community, and regulatory standards in delivery of care in clinic setting or via telephone.
Maintains current knowledge of all over-the-counter medications that are recommended in approved protocols.
Understands the importance of and shows competence in the application of excellent communication skills, recognizing and demonstrating the critical role of telephone communication (tone of voice, telephone etiquette, etc.) in the delivery of care by telephone.
Utilizes critical decision-making skills, incorporating a variety of patient characteristics and elements of care delivery, such as, distance from care, available resources, age, and chronic illness, into decision making.