Nurse (Clinical/OB-GYN)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is with Evans Army Community Hospital, Directorate of Nursing Mother/Baby Unit at Fort Carson, CO.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Degree: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.

This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).

Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.

You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you may be rated ineligible. Foreign Degree: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School.

Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.

Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or above) in the federal service which includes administering intravenous therapy such as oxygen, amnioinfusion, IV fluids, blood products, and prescribed medications; initiating treatments such as intravenous, indwelling catheters, and patient-controlled analgesia pumps; providing perioperative care as a circulating RN for cesarean sections, obstetric surgical procedures, postpartum and newborn care; and providing education of the physiology and clinical management of breastfeeding patients.

This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-11.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

• Implement proper emergency interventions within scope of practice after identifying and interpreting maternal and/or fetal distress.
• Identify potential complications of pre-existing medical conditions.
• Administer complex medications by any route as ordered within the guidelines of nursing practice.
• Examine and assess obstetric patients and newborns.
• Administer intravenous therapy.
• Provide perioperative care as a circulating RN for cesarean sections, and obstetrics surgical procedures.
• Provide lactation education to patients and staff.