Nurse (Inpatient Clinical/OB-GYN)

About the Position: This position is located within the Mother Baby Unit of the Directorate of Nursing at Evans Army Community Hospital on Fort Carson in Colorado. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

Provide comprehensive professional nursing care to OB/GYN patients and their newborns. Medical conditions range from routine care to complex complications requiring sophisticated, highly technical care and treatment. Provide care for women requiring low to high-risk ante-partum, intra-partum, postpartum, and gynecological care, as well as newborn and couplet care. Administer oxygen, IV fluids, amnioinfusion, blood products, and prescribed medications. Assesses patient's response to medication administration. Set up and operate specialized monitoring equipment (i.e., blood pressure monitoring, pulse oximetry, fetal heart rate monitors (internal and external), neonatal resuscitation equipment, cardiac monitoring, and infant warmers). Provide perioperative care, including serving as the circulating RN for cesarean sections and additional obstetric surgical procedures as needed (i.e., dilatation and curettage, cervical cerclage, cesarean-hysterectomy). Serve as Charge Nurse on a rotational basis; makes decisions regarding priorities for patient care for shift assignments, assigns duties/delegates patient care to other RNs, LPNs, OR technicians, and medical assistants. Coordinate case management needs with the case and outcomes management team and develop nursing care plans and procedures. Provide evidence-based instructions and education to patient/significant other and/or family members/caregivers.