PRN Registered Nurse – Bilingual; Spanish​/English

Position: PRN Registered Nurse – Bilingual (Spanish/English Preferred)

Center location: Maple Village or Bellevue Testing Centers

Hours: Varied, PRN

Hourly Rate: Based upon experience and qualifications

Position

Purpose:

Essential Pregnancy Services is a pregnancy help organization dedicated to assisting women and families with unplanned pregnancies by helping them build a healthy future through support, education, health services, material assistance and referrals. The greatest needs of a teen or a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy is the medical care needed to answer her immediate questions on pregnancy, as well as the opportunity to be listened to in an environment that is safe and confidential.

The dedicated nursing staff at EPS, along with physicians, sonographers, advocates, and professional counselors work to ensure that women facing an unexpected pregnancy receive the best medical, nursing, psychosocial and spiritual care possible. We strive to educate women about their pregnancies and help to create options for them.

• Must work two shifts a month (7-8 hours each) to maintain nurse consultation and ultrasound scanning skills
• Must work at least one Saturday shift per month if needed
• Hired to fill in for current EPS employed staff nurses when needed

• Attend at least 6 monthly nurses meetings annually
• Attend monthly staff meetings
• Maintain Current RN Licensure
• Complete Annual Education provided by EPS
• Maintain current BLS certification
• Complete required Continuing Education for nurses every 2 years to enable license renewal with DHHS

• Follow EPS Policy and Procedures, Standing Orders, and approved EPS Nursing Education during every client interaction.
• Collaborate with Client Testing Staff to provide “The Essentials” process to every client
• Provide same day Nurse Consult to all EPS clients
• Perform Limited Obstetric Ultrasounds per Standing Orders
• Administer Pregnancy tests per Standing Orders
• Collect urine specimens and prep STI Screening kits per Standing Orders
• Enter lab orders for STI screenings as part of the NIPP project and send STI screening Specimens to NPHL
• Mail or call all STI lab results to clients within 7-10 business days of STI screening
• Complete all medical nursing follow ups to clients
• Provide STI Treatment to positive clients per Standing Orders
• Communicate client STI treatment/screening status with Douglas County Health Department as needed
• Communicate with Nebraska Public Health Laboratories regarding STD screening results as needed
• Communicate with Medical Director as need arises

• Birth control education and NFP/fertility appreciation community resource information
• STI Risk assessment and treatment education for clients.
• Pregnancy Options Education for abortion vulnerable and minded clients
• Prenatal education for clients who plan to carry their pregnancy to term

• Accurately document all nursing assessment, intervention, education, and community resource information given for every client served in a timely manner, utilizing the electronic database.

Hired by the Nurse Manager and reports to the Nurse Manager.

• EPS reserves the right to unilaterally change work schedule at-will to accommodate center growth and assure EPS meets client needs.
• This schedule does not constitute a guarantee of these future employment hours listed.
• This is not an employee contract. Nebraska is an at-will employment state.
• Your employment with Essential Pregnancy Services will remain on an at-will basis.

Apply to: EPS Nurse Manager Brandy Wedekind at brandyw