Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Nurse Midwife

Overview

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Nurse Midwife), Ft Campbell, KY.

About the Position:
This position is located at Blanch field Army Community Hospital, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Fort Campbell, Tennessee. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Fort Campbell sits on the border of Kentucky and Tennessee, supporting a large military population. It houses various units and training schools. The base and surrounding towns offer modern facilities and amenities. Residents benefit from a low cost of living and access to a thriving metro area.

Working for the Department of Defense comes with competitive compensation, paid time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and a retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan and employer matching contributions. For more information, visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

• Provide independent preventive, therapeutic, and comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care.
• Collaborate with physicians regarding patient management, including evaluation and revision of therapeutic plans and management of high‑risk, unstable, or extremely complex patients, including the intrapartum setting within scope of practice.
• Serve as project lead or associate in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of obstetrics/gynecology healthcare.
• Perform and/or request laboratory, radiologic and other diagnostic and screening tests.
• Independently manage labor and childbirth in accordance with clinical privileges.
• Oversee compliance and adherence with preventive health care needs of all patients visiting the obstetrics/gynecology clinic.
• Provide teaching to patients and their families regarding disease processes and diagnostic tests.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Who May Apply: US Citizens.

Basic Requirements for Advanced Practice Nurse (Midwife):

• Graduate or higher-degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Midwifery.
• Legally recognized foreign credentials:
  Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools if applicable.
• A current, active, full and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a state, DC, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory, and a valid National Council Licensure Examination pass.
• A current, active, full and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse in the specialty of Midwifery or related specialty.
• Exemption:
  Federal employees in the 0610 occupational series employed since September 27, 2017, with required documentation.

Additional qualification requirements:

• One or more full years of professional nursing experience (including ordering and interpreting lab results, managing labor and childbirth, and prescribing medications).
• Education must be evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. accredited program if foreign. No substitution of education for experience is allowed for this position.

Education and experience details, including transcripts, will be required during application.