Job Description

Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) with Registered Nursed - OBGYN/REI-PACU. The OBGYN/REI - PACU RNs are expected to perform the following:

• Provide a scope of care which includes emphasis on evaluation, management, and education of patients undergoing Anesthesia (general, regional, or local), Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) or Moderate Sedation.
• Conducts duties in accordance with P ACU policies and procedures.
• Delivery of treatment within the personnel and equipment capabilities of the MTF, provision of mandated nursing surveillance and preventive services.
• The quality and timeliness of treatment records and reports required to document procedures performed and care provided.
• Participates in educational and continuous improvement programs to include training of the enlisted and L VN/LPN/CNA staff assigned to the PACU, as appropriate.
• Assess nursing needs, formulate, and implement a plan of nursing care for each patient consistent with established nursing standards and protocols for this unit and with the prescribed plan of medical care.
• Contribute to the medical/nursing plan of care by observing, recognizing, recording, and reporting changes in the patient's condition, subjective symptoms and objective signs, reactions to medications, and responses to therapy.
• Performance of supportive life functions such as management of medications, suctioning (to include tracheostomy suctioning) maintenance and electrolytic fluids, and oxygen administration for maintenance of airway, cardiovascular, and respiratory functions.
• Collect, document, and evaluate patient data for a wide variety of adult patients with medical or surgical problems to include maintenance and discontinuation of NG tubes, foley catheters, leg bags, colostomy bags, and rectal tubes.
• Maintain all required patient care records and report pertinent information to the medical officer and/or charge nurse as appropriate.
• Administer prescribed medications and intravenous therapy. Knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculations as required.
• Will be knowledgeable in administrative requirements for the documentation of patient's condition, progress and acknowledgement of teaching, and follow up care.
• Be familiar with local anesthetic administration devices such as On-Q ®.
• Conducting a complete physical screening assessment utilizing techniques of observation, inspection, auscultation, palpitation and percussion, as well as proper use of instruments to aid in the evaluation.
• Ensure that patients are properly informed and prepared for a wide variety of special tests and examinations (Magnetic resonance imaging, Electroconvulsive therapy, Lumbar Puncture, Needle localization of tumor).
• Provide individualized health teaching for patients and their significant others throughout hospitalizations to ensure that transfer or discharge objectives can be achieved.
• Utilize diversified professional concepts, principles, and practices while performing procedures, treatments, and tasks related to the specialty area.
• Interpret and operate highly specialized equipment used for required patient care. (To include external fixators, JP drains, TLS drains, wound vacs, etc.)
• other tasked to be assigned

• Degree/Education: Bachelor's Degree, Registered Nursing from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Experience: Combination of experience, having at least two (2) current years of experience as OB/GYN and Medical-Surgical Nurse on an inpatient surgery ward or outpatient surgery center and at least one (1) year of Critical Care experience within the past five (5) years. The expectation is to be able to manage the care of a potentially critical patient for up to two (2) hours.
• Board Certification: The institution will be from a National League of Nursing (NLN) approved program. Successfully pass the NCLEX exam. Copy of Certificate and license required. o Have successfully completed a Post-Anesthesia Care course/training program or is nationally certified as a Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CP AN).
• Licensure/Registration: Possess current, active, valid, unrestricted license in at least one U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, Territory, or jurisdiction.

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