Labor and Delivery RN On Site Yokosuka, Japan

Arcetyp LLC is a growing small business that provides a broad range of consulting services to US Federal Government, US Military, and Commercial clients. Services include Management & IT Consulting, Program & Project Management, and Professional & Admin Services.

We accept direct hire candidates only, W2 employee hires. We do not accept 1099 independent consultants. We do not accept staffing firms. We do not accept corp-to-corp (C2C) candidates. We can't sponsor H1B.

Arcetyp LLC is looking for a Labor and Delivery RN to support the Government in Japan. This will be an on-site, in-office position with one position located in Yokosuka, Japan.

• The Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery) will provide nursing care to routine and high-risk Obstetrical
  patients including newborns during the transition period within assigned inpatient unit based on relevant
  specialty care standards.
  
  Work Schedule:
• Perform approximately 14–17 shifts per month, each lasting 12–16 hours.
• Rotating day and night shifts on a quarterly basis.
• Required to notify supervisor and charge nurse promptly in case of illness or emergency.
• May be required to cover additional shifts due to staffing needs.
• Maximum of 16 hours per shift or 84 hours within a two-week period.
• Required participation in on-call duties, including:
  • 24-hour call every other week.
  • Must be able to arrive within 30 minutes if called in.
  • On-call compensation applies.
• Required to work federal holidays and non-duty days as scheduled.

• Establish priorities of patient care based on triage, nursing diagnosis, essential patient needs and outcomes.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team in assessing the effectiveness of existing therapies and interventions for patients with illnesses, their families and significant others.
• Apply understanding and operation of specialty equipment. Maintain a safe patient care environment. Monitor and troubleshoot equipment assuring appropriate patient response. Provide intervention when indicated.
• Ensure upkeep, perform checks and maintain appropriate logs of medical equipment. Administer medications and IV therapy employing knowledge of pharmacological agents and blood/blood components, their indications, routes of administration, expected actions and potential side effects, as related to specific patient population served. Manage complex central and peripheral intravenous lines/infusions.
• Provide recovery care for post-anesthesia patients following C-Sections, cerclage, tubal ligations, and spontaneous pregnancy loss.
• Serve as a patient advocate and maintain patient’s right to confidentiality. Assist patients, families, and significant others in identifying limitations.
• Provide telephone advice based on clinical knowledge and accepted standards. Assist as needed in accessing appropriate ambulatory/emergency care for beneficiaries.
• Consult and work collaboratively with social work and other ancillary services at the medical center and in the community to aid patients in maintaining independence, dignity, and quality of life.
• Evaluate effectiveness of own performance and clinically direct and evaluate the clinical care provided by health team members.
• Contribute to health care system and support clinical environment resulting in quality services and positive patient outcomes.
• Assist management and staff to develop and implement standards of care in keeping with unit and command’s strategic patient care goals.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise and independent practice necessary to function as a resource for medical and nursing personnel and mentor to staff. Provide clinical consultation and participate in problem-solving efforts of nursing staff, medical staff and other disciplines.
• Conduct and participate in patient bedside rounds with care team, patient care conferences and discharge planning.
• Assess and address the learning needs of patients and families, as well as, cultural and spiritual needs, individualizing each plan of care to meet patients’ specific needs.
• Participate in formal patient education and development of patient education materials. Monitor patient responses to medications/procedures/treatments and provide…