Registered Nurse (RN) - Family Practice w/bonus - 5381

Vantage Search Group•Corpus Christi, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse will provide family practice nursing services at the Naval Health Clinic in Corpus Christi, Texas. The role coordinates patient care with healthcare professionals, supports quality and cost-effective outcomes, provides direct nursing interventions and patient education, and helps ensure that care follows applicable standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines. The nurse also supervises and assigns care to other personnel within their scope of practice, responds to emergencies, arranges referrals and specialty care, and conducts research to improve practice and patient outcomes. The schedule is Monday through Friday, between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., with a lunch break, and may not exceed 40 hours per week. Weekends and holidays are not worked.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
At least 1 year of recent full-time RN experience in an ambulatory or outpatient care setting within the last 3 years.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse license.
Current AHA or ARC BLS Healthcare Provider certification.
Ability to pass a government background check/security clearance.
Selected applicants must submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test.

Responsibilities

Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals.
Facilitate optimal outcomes related to clinical care, quality, and cost effectiveness.
Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice and with facility policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Perform physical examinations and obtain health histories.
Provide health promotion, counseling, and education.
Administer medications, provide wound care, and deliver other personalized interventions.
Direct and supervise care provided by other healthcare professionals.
Assign patient care based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and respond quickly in emergency situations.
Communicate and collaborate with diverse groups to inform the healthcare team of plans and actions and to provide education benefiting patients, families, and the organization.
Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
Perform nursing services identified in the unit.
Conduct research to support improved practice and patient outcomes.