Supervisory Nurse (Clinical/Emergency Department)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Fort Gordon, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Emergency Department at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC) in Fort Gordon, Georgia. The nurse supervises staff and manages daily Emergency Department operations, including triaging patients and serving as charge nurse. The department operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with rotating shifts of 8 to 12 hours; this recruitment is for the third shift.

The incumbent provides professional nursing and health services to patients of all ages, including comprehensive care for urgent and emergent conditions. The role also includes teaching, onboarding, and mentoring nursing staff; assisting with complex nursing and diagnostic procedures; assigning and coordinating subordinate work; and participating in the development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of facility, departmental, or unit-based programs.

This is a supervisory, mission-essential position with uncommon work hours, including fixed or rotating shifts, evenings, weekends, holidays, on-call duty, or special situations. The position requires current BLS, PALS, and ACLS certifications, clinical credentialing and privileges, pre-employment and annual physical examinations, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Up to 5% temporary duty travel may be required. The position is subject to background and security investigations, drug testing, and annual influenza vaccination requirements.

Requirements

• Graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program, subject to the stated federal employee exemption.
• Current, active, full, and unrestricted professional nursing license or registration from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory, and successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination, subject to the stated exemption.
• At least one full year of professional nursing experience providing comprehensive care to emergency or trauma patients, administering medications, and overseeing staff; education cannot substitute for this experience, subject to the stated Defense Health Agency Nurse Experience Exemption.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Ability to meet credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate clinical privileges.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Completion of a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
• Consent to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• Consent to the mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and annual vaccination.
• Ability to report to or remain at work during severe weather or other emergencies, as a mission-essential and inclement-weather-essential employee.
• Availability for uncommon work hours, including on-call duty, fixed or rotating shifts, evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
• Ability to undertake temporary duty travel of up to 5%.
• U.S. citizenship and, where applicable, completion of Selective Service registration certification.
• Foreign nursing school graduates must provide official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.
• Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated as equivalent to U.S. accredited education or receive full course credit from a U.S. accredited college or university.

Nice To Haves

• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing and health services to patients of all ages.
• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients presenting for urgent or emergent care.
• Teach, onboard, and mentor professional and paraprofessional nursing staff.
• Assist with complex nursing and diagnostic procedures.
• Supervise professional and paraprofessional nursing staff.
• Manage daily Emergency Department operations, including triaging patients and serving as charge nurse.
• Coordinate and assign work to subordinates based on priorities.
• Conduct and participate in the development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of facility, departmental, or unit-based programs.

What This Job Offers

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