Registered Nurse

Akahi Associates/Kako'o Services, LLC•Fort Belvoir, VA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates patient care with a broad range of healthcare professionals and supports optimal clinical outcomes, quality, and cost effectiveness. The role provides nursing services in accordance with applicable standards of care and practice, as well as the policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the medical treatment facility (MTF). The nurse performs examinations and obtains health histories; provides health promotion, counseling, and education; administers medications and wound care; supervises and assigns care to other healthcare personnel according to their scope of practice and skill level; responds to emergencies; coordinates referrals and specialty care; and conducts research to improve practice and patient outcomes. The position is located in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, pays $38.95 per hour, and has a flexible schedule of 13–14-hour shifts, 6 a.m.–8 p.m., three days per week.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Graduate of a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), or as otherwise identified in the TO.
One year of nursing experience after graduation, as identified in the TO.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse, as required in the TO.

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 MTF 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.
Make patient-care assignments based on assigned personnel’s scope of practice and skill level.
Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and respond quickly in emergencies.
Communicate and collaborate with diverse groups to inform the healthcare team of plans and actions and to support teaching and education for patients, families, and the organization.
Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
Perform nursing services identified in the TO.
Conduct research to support improved practice and patient outcomes.