Registered Nurse

Job Opportunity at Fort Belvoir

Belvoir strives to be home to all who live, work, and play here! Fort Belvoir is an Army post on the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's a large post that's divided into three main areas: the main post, Davidson Army Airfield, and Fort Belvoir North. Settled on land that was once a plantation, and founded during World War I, Fort Belvoir originally served as a training school for the U.S. Army Engineers.

Now, nineteen agencies and numerous divisions, battalions, and commands use Fort Belvoir as their operating headquarters. A short 35-minute drive north from the fort and you'll find yourself in the ever-historical Washington DC, where you can spend a captivating morning paddling on the Potomac River, an afternoon spent roaming the halls of a Smithsonian Museum, an evening enjoying one of DC's iconic sports teams and finish off with a monumental meal at the Michelin-starred restaurant.

This is the opportunity to be had when in Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and that's just if you head north! Head south and you'll follow along the Potomac River where you can partake in all the pleasures to be had on the water from fishing, to swimming, water boating and the like. Learn more about what you can do around Fort Belvoir here.

Regional Health Command – Atlantic (RHC-Atlantic) is the nation's premier military system for health. It is the main focus for the facility of the patients' health and wellness, which means dedication to preventing illness and injury as they are to healing. A system for health enables ready and resilient Soldiers, families and communities. They maintain the readiness of America's fighting men and women through care that maintains, restores, and improves their ability to deploy on a moment's notice anywhere in the world.

And when Soldiers deploy, RHC-Atlantic ensures that a ready medical force is ready to deploy with them, professionally trained and ready to provide world class casualty care. The Regional Health Command – Atlantic is working to build a healthier Army and a healthier nation. Facility Address: 9625 Middleton Road, Building 1189, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.

• Assess, coordinate, facilitate, deliver, and evaluate care for infant to geriatric patients using the nursing process.
• Possess strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Possess fundamental knowledge of military medical policies and practices.
• Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry, and automated medical records.
• Maintain high level of professionalism oriented toward customer service.
• Outpatient primary care aid station nurse manager. Primary facilitator of clinical services and medical administrative duties. Work directly with aid station manager, a Physician Assistant, and other various medical professionals in the delivery of primary care, urgent care, and preventative medicine.
• Provide the following services and in strict compliance with standing orders and protocols set forth, but will not necessarily be limited to the following:
• Coordinate patient care through a continuum and facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to care, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Will demonstrate proper preparation for patients for treatments and procedures, to include surgical interventions.
• Provide proper care and evaluation of post-procedural patients.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate plans/actions and collaborate with a diverse healthcare team for the benefit of the patient, family, and organization. Effectively educate patients and families regarding involvement in the plan of care, promotion of self-care, management of symptoms, and follow-up care.
• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and reacts quickly and appropriately in emergency situations.
• Demonstrated ability to obtain, assess, and report critical lab or diagnostic results to patient's physician in a timely…