Registered Nurse

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Description

Decypher is seeking qualified Registered Nurses to support the mission at NHC Quantico, VA.

Responsibilities

HCW Duties (5.1 Task 1): The duties for the Registered Nurse HCW are as follows:

General Duties

Contractor personnel shall perform a full range of duties consistent with their

labor category, education, training, experience, clinical privileges (as applicable),

and assigned position. General duties that apply to all personnel or across certain

labor categories are given below.

Maintain a level of productivity comparable with that of other individuals

performing similar services.

Participate in peer review and performance improvement activities.

Practice aseptic techniques as necessary. Comply with infection control

guidelines to include the proper handling, storage, and disposal of infectious

wastes, and the use of universal precautions to prevent the spread of infection.

Function with an awareness and application of safety procedures.

Perform efficiently in emergency patient situations following established

protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting

events. Anticipate potential problems/emergencies and make appropriate

interventions. Notify supervisor, director, or other designated person regarding

problems that the HCW is unable to manage.

Apply an awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and strive to

manage situations in a reduced risk manner.

Participate in the implementation of the Family Advocacy Program as directed.

Participation shall include, but not be limited to, appropriate medical examination,

documentation, and reporting.

Exercise awareness and sensitivity to patient/significant others' rights, as

identified within the MTF.

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Maintain an awareness of responsibility and accountability for own professional

practice.

Participate in continuing education to meet own professional growth.

Attend and/or comply with all annual training classes required by the Command,

to include but not limited to online annual training provided by the MTF: disaster

training, infection control, Sexual Harassment, Bloodborne Pathogens, Fire and

Safety, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE),

And All Other Required Training.

Actively participate in the command’s Performance Improvement Program.

Participate in meetings to review and evaluate the care provided to patients,

identify opportunities to improve the care delivered, and recommend corrective

action when problems exist.

Participate in the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members. Provide

training and/or direction as applicable to supporting government employees (e.g.,

hospital corpsmen, students, etc.).

Atend and participate in various meetings as directed.

Perform timely, accurate, and concise documentation of patient care.

Operate and manipulate automated systems such as CHCS, AHLTA, ADS,

Essentris, MHS Genesis and Clinical Information System (CIS), participate in

clinical staff Performance Improvement (PI) and Risk Management (RM)

functions, as prescribed by the Commander. Maintain DOD email account as

directed. The HCW shall be responsive to all email and voicemail

communications.

Exercise appropriate delegation of tasks and duties in the direction and

coordination of health care team members, patient care, and clinic activities.

Maintain documentation of all treatment provided in accordance with clinic

directives, and prepare such records and reports as may be required. All records

and reports must be legible. Abbreviations must be only those listed in local

instructions.

Core Duties

• 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.

• Direct and supervise care provide by other healthcare professionals.
• 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.

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• 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.

• Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
• Perform nursing services identified in the TO.
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.
• RN, BHIP. The HCW shall provide services within the scope of their
  
  

competencies, the applicable duties provided in the basic contract, and the

Following

• Provide concise documentation of care and recommendations in patient’s
  
  

medical record in no less than twenty four (24) hours after the patient is seen.

• Participate in approximately sixteen (16) sessions per day to include individual
  
  

and group appointments.

• Participate in group medical appointments including Shared Medical
  
  

Appointments (SMA) and Drop in Group Medical Appointments (DIGMA) as

requested by the Primary Care Manager (PCM)

Qualifications

Degree/Education (5.2.4): Certificate or Associate’s Degree in Nursing;

Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college,

university or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate State

agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the

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program was completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing

Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing

Education (CCNE) or Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

(ACEN)

Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support (5.2.3): None

Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in

the Service-specific credentialing instructions.

Board Certification (5.2.6.4.4): Certified in the specialty required by the TO as a

Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC),

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the recognized national

nursing certification organization for the specialty area of practice as appropriate

(for example, National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and

Nurses, American Nurses Association, National Certification Corporation for the

Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Specialties).

Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a

practical or vocational nurse

Other Qualifications (outpatient): Possess a minimum of 1 year of full-time

ambulatory care RN experience in the past 2 years; Possess a minimum of 2 years

of full-time pediatric care RN experience in the past 3 years.