Nurse (Mother Infant Care)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is organizationally at Camp Lejeune. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. Incentives may be authorized for new employees.

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.

Basic Requirement for Nurse (GS-11): (Mother/Infant Care) 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: For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Exam In addition, they must possess 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.

Experience: One full year (equivalent to the GS-9 grade level) which includes providing postpartum care to the mother, educating patients or staff, and assessing newborns.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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.

Major Duties:

• Provides nursing care for women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period services with an emphasis on care and health. This care includes surgical conditions such as post-operative cesarean sections, vaginal repairs, tubal ligations.
• Responds decisively to changes in maternal/fetal/newborn conditions, providing immediate and appropriate measures according to Basic Life Support (BLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
• Operates and monitors the performance of sophisticated equipment used in the care of complicated obstetrical patients, including, but not limited to EKG machines, infant resuscitation equipment, and infant warmers.
• Administers a wide variety of rapid-acting and highly potent medications (direct intravenous and other routes) according to specialty policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Utilizes a broad knowledge of drugs and intravenous therapy, including properties, indications, dosages, rates, and side effects.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates total patient care activities and foster multidisciplinary involvement by other intra and interdepartmental services.
• Functions as the primary liaison and advocate for patient and family using appropriate crisis intervention techniques.