Registered Nurse - Family Practice

Decypher • Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse, Family Health coordinates and delivers comprehensive patient care in collaboration with an interdisciplinary healthcare team. The role includes performing physical exams and health histories, administering medications and treatments, providing patient education, and responding to emergent conditions. The nurse also directs and supervises care provided by other healthcare staff, ensuring assignments align with staff members’ scope of practice and skill levels.

The nurse provides care within ethical and legal boundaries, makes appropriate clinical decisions using information from multiple sources, assesses patients in person and by telephone, and communicates treatment plans and patient education in accordance with established protocols. Telehealth nursing is an important part of the nursing services performed at the Medical Center.

This is an onsite, full-time position scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break. Compensation is $45.11 per hour plus H&W.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree (ADN) or Baccalaureate degree (BSN) from an accredited nursing program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS/ALS) certification.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• At least three years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• At least 24 months of full-time experience within the last 60 months in an Adult Primary Care Outpatient clinic setting.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods while reviewing medical records and working on a computer.
• Frequent use of standard office equipment and clear verbal and written communication.
• Sufficient visual acuity and attention to detail to analyze complex clinical documentation.
• Occasional ability to move about the workplace and lift up to 10–15 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide care within ethical and legal boundaries, synthesize data from various sources, and make appropriate clinical decisions.
• Collect and assess significant patient history information and provide necessary patient teaching.
• Assess patient needs by telephone and conduct telephone and in-person evaluations to determine the optimal time and location for patient management and follow-up care.
• Prescribe and communicate treatment plans and patient education in accordance with established protocols.
• Ensure a safe work environment and safe work habits, and promote patient safety in accordance with regulatory agencies, infection control policies, and process improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate and deliver comprehensive patient care in collaboration with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Perform physical exams and health histories, administer medications and treatments, provide patient education, and respond to emergent conditions.
• Direct and supervise care provided by other healthcare staff, ensuring assignments align with their scope of practice and skill level.
• Provide telehealth nursing services as part of the Medical Center’s nursing services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree