Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery w/bonus - 5380
About The Position
The Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery provides comprehensive primary care to women and their babies in antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care settings. The role requires knowledge of professional nursing care theories, principles, practices, and procedures; normal deliveries and complications; medical disorders and indicated therapeutic interventions; and medications used in patient treatment, including their effects, side effects, complications, and accurate administration. Nurses use Department of Defense government medical systems, including MHS GENESIS, to enter and retrieve patient information. Medical record documentation must be completed within 72 business hours of the patient encounter. The position is at Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Nurses work 14 shifts per month, with shifts lasting 12 hours and including a 30-minute lunch break. Shifts rotate every four months, although schedules may vary to meet departmental needs. The Labor and Delivery Flight Commander or designee schedules duty hours. Day shifts are 0545–1815 and night shifts are 1745–0615.
Requirements
- ASN degree from an accredited college or university.
- At least one year of post-graduate RN clinical labor and delivery experience within the past three years.
- Current, full, active, unrestricted RN license from any state.
- Maintain current AHA or ARC BLS, NRP, and Fetal Heart Monitoring certifications.
- Ability to pass a government background check/security clearance.
- Ability to acquire and use basic computer skills to enter and retrieve patient data using DOD government medical sites.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive primary care to women and babies, including antepartum management, intrapartum management, postpartum care, and newborn care.
- Care for patients with a range of medical disorders and delivery complications, including premature birth, fetal death, forceps delivery, and cesarean sections, and provide indicated therapeutic interventions.
- Administer pharmacological agents accurately, including performing dosage calculations as required.
- Enter patient data and retrieve patient information using DOD government medical sites, including MHS GENESIS.
- Complete medical record documentation within 72 business hours of the patient encounter.
- Work 14 12-hour shifts per month, rotating between days and nights every four months, subject to department scheduling needs.
Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- 11 paid federal holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
- Health Savings Account available
- Annual CME stipend
- License and certification reimbursement
- Matching 401(k)
- $2,500 sign-on bonus payable with the first paycheck
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
