Registered Nurse - Family Health

Job Details

Job Location:

Eglin AFB - Eglin AFB, FL 32542 Registered Nurse-Family Practice Eglin AFB FL

Work Schedule:

The Registered Nurse – Family Practice will be on duty for a minimum of 40 hours per week. Scheduled shifts are normally Monday through Friday between the hours of  however, schedules may vary to accommodate demand. Shifts are for a minimum of 9-hours per day to include a one-hour (non-paid) lunch break. Any schedule changes must be submitted to the COR.

Significant changes will be approved by the contractor and may require a contract amendment. The Registered Nurse – Family Practice shall not be required to work on weekends and Federal holidays.

• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals.
• Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the MTF.
• Perform physical exam and health histories.
• Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
• Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
• Shall make patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Shall assess patients, including assess/evaluate need telephonically and recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
• Shall collect and assess significant patient history information and perform all necessary patient teaching.
• Shall communicate patient/family education and telephone triage of patients.
• Shall provide timely responses to telephone and in-person assessment/evaluation include the determination of optimal time and location for patient management (ER, clinic, homecare) and follow-up care as required.
• Shall perform/assist with procedures such as injections, IV medications/infusions, administration of oxygen, visual acuity tests, EEGs, EKGs, phlebotomy and other clinic specific procedures, in accordance with established protocols.
• Shall make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
• Shall demonstrate skill in setting up, operating, and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzers, nebulizers, and other clinic specific equipment.
• Shall support other patient care initiatives including but not limited to Nurse Run Clinics, such, as, Urinary Tract Infection, and Strep Throat.
• Shall prescribe and communicate treatment plans and patient teaching in accordance with established protocols.
• Shall provide for ongoing education programs to promote, protect and maintain optimum levels of wellness.
• Shall provide health counseling to patients and their families and develop a plan for health maintenance based on individual needs.
• Shall address patient expectations and requirements, establishes level of need and priority of care in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Shall communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
• Shall coordinate patient care with community health agencies and social programs.
• Shall facilitate continuity of care for patients. Has knowledge of a wide variety of resource agencies available in the military treatment system to ensure proper and expedient referral of the patient and/or family member.
• Shall consult with medical personnel, legal authorities, and military commanders as required.
• Shall provide immediate evaluation and management of emergency problems as they occur.
• Shall respond appropriately to clinical emergencies.
• Shall ensure patient and staff safety through safety awareness, proper infection control and promotion of clean, orderly clinic environment. Recognizes, reports, and corrects potential safety hazards.
• Shall clean and store equipment properly at the end of each work shift.
• Shall ensure preventive maintenance and routine cleaning are performed as directed.
• Shall ensure medication/supplies are replenished.
• Shall participate in the orientation, training, and evaluation of duty performance of newly assigned personnel, as appropriate.
• Shall participate in 96 MDG initiatives, including but not limited to peer reviews, patient safety monitoring, infectious control monitoring, process improvement, access to care, customer service, and productivity initiatives.
• Shall be responsible for creating, maintaining, and disposing of only those Government records which are…