Registered Nurse (RN) - 5398

Vantage Search Group•Jacksonville, NC

7d•$70,012 - $83,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse will provide nursing services at the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The RN coordinates patient care with healthcare professionals to support optimal clinical outcomes, quality, and cost effectiveness, and ensures care complies with facility standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines. Depending on the clinic or department, duties may include triage, patient assessment and monitoring, use of patient monitoring and treatment equipment, nursing procedures and treatments, carrying out physicians’ orders within standard nursing practice, documenting care and observations, and providing patient education and emotional support. The RN develops and carries out goal-directed care plans based on nursing diagnoses, patient outcomes, needs, and available resources; evaluates care and progress; and provides treatment and discharge instructions. The role also includes health histories and physical examinations, health promotion and counseling, medication administration, wound care, referrals and specialty-care arrangements, supervision and assignment of care to other healthcare professionals, emergency response, and maintaining a safe, clean, stocked, and properly equipped care environment. The RN identifies patient and family learning needs, participates in group medical appointments when requested by the PCM, and conducts research to support improved practice and patient outcomes. For Operating Room/APU assignments, the schedule is Monday through Friday, with shifts of 8.5 to 12.5 hours between 5:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. There are no weekends, holidays, on-call shifts, or call-backs.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a college or university accredited by ACEN or CCNE.
At least 1 year of full-time post-graduate clinical experience as an RN in a primary care clinic setting within the past 2 years.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse license.
Current AHA or ARC BLS and ACLS Healthcare Provider certifications.
Ability to pass a government background check/security clearance.
Applicants selected for employment must submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test.

Responsibilities

Coordinate patient care with healthcare professionals to support optimal clinical outcomes, quality, and cost effectiveness.
Ensure compliance with applicable standards of care and practice, facility policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Perform physical examinations and obtain health histories.
Provide health promotion, counseling, and education.
Administer medications, provide wound care, and perform other individualized interventions.
Direct and supervise care provided by other healthcare professionals.
Assign patient care according to personnel scope of practice and skill level.
Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and respond promptly to emergencies.
Communicate and collaborate with patients, families, healthcare team members, and other relevant people about care plans and education.
Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
Perform nursing services identified for the assigned unit.
Conduct research to support improved practice and patient outcomes.
Perform assigned RN duties, which may include triage, patient assessment and monitoring, use of patient monitoring and treatment equipment, nursing procedures and treatments, execution of physicians’ orders, documentation, patient education, and emotional support.
Assess patients and perform triage as assigned.
Formulate and carry out goal-directed plans of care based on nursing diagnoses and patient outcomes, prioritized according to patient needs and available resources.
Evaluate the effectiveness of care provided by health team members and the contribution of systems, the environment, and instrumentation toward patient outcomes.
Provide treatment and discharge instructions upon patient release.
Collect assessment data on an ongoing, systematic basis, focusing on physiological, psychological, and cognitive status.
Provide a safe and clean environment for each patient.
Ensure care areas are stocked and properly equipped.
Identify patient and significant-other learning needs and implement measures to address them.
Participate in Shared Medical Appointments (SMA) and Drop-in Group Medical Appointments (DIGMA) when requested by the PCM.