Supervisory Nurse (Intensive Care Unit)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA•Fort Benning, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Martin Army Community Hospital within the Directorate of Nursing Services and the Defense Health Agency. The Supervisory Nurse provides comprehensive professional nursing care to critically ill adult patients in an Intensive Care Unit. The position assesses patients’ nursing needs and develops and implements individualized plans of care consistent with professional nursing standards, evidence-based practice, and prescribed medical care. It also contributes to facility, departmental, and unit-based programs and quality improvement activities, and supervises assigned employees. Applicants must meet professional nursing education and licensure requirements and have at least one full year of professional nursing experience providing comprehensive patient care, monitoring or operating specialized equipment, and administering medications. Five or more full years of professional nursing experience is desired. The role may involve on-call work during irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and requires physical examinations and the ability to perform duties that may include lifting up to 50 pounds. Salary negotiation may be available for candidates new to Federal service. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates; permanent change of station costs are not authorized.

Requirements

Graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program, unless qualifying for the stated federal-employee exemption.
Current, active, full, and unrestricted professional nurse license or registration from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory, and passage of the National Council Licensure Examination.
Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for graduates of foreign nursing schools.
At least one full year of professional nursing experience providing comprehensive nursing care to patients, monitoring or operating specialized equipment, and administering medications.
The required experience must be met through experience; education may not substitute for experience.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Selected applicants must pass a background investigation and suitability or fitness determination.
Selected applicants must submit to pre-employment urinalysis and are subject to random drug testing, including testing based on reasonable suspicion or an on-duty accident.
Must meet mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements unless exempted for medical or religious reasons with documentation.
Must complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
The position may require on-call work during irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, or varying schedules.
Moderate to heavy lifting up to 50 pounds may be required.
A one-year probationary period is required.
Direct deposit of pay is required.

Nice To Haves

Five or more full years of professional nursing experience is desired.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive professional nursing care to critically ill patients in an Adult ICU.
Assess patients’ nursing needs and develop and implement a Plan of Care consistent with professional nursing standards, evidence-based practice, and prescribed medical care.
Conduct and participate in the development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of facility, departmental, or unit-based programs.
Participate in departmental in-services, unit meetings and briefings, evidence-based practice activities, and continuing quality improvement measures.
Supervise assigned employees.
Manage delivery of nursing care using an extensive range of professional nursing theories, principles, and procedures.
Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, assignment difficulty and requirements, and employee capabilities.