Practical Nurse (Outpatient) GS 0620-05

Defense Health Agency; Fort Benning (GA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment bonus

Relocation incentive

Student Loan repayment

Advanced leave accrual

Salary negotiation for federal service

Job summary

The Defense Health Agency in Georgia seeks an outpatient Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Fort Gordon/Augusta area. You will provide routine and specialized care in clinic settings under physician care plans.

Responsibilities include obtaining vital signs, IV access, administering immunizations, reviewing records, and educating patients. A US LPN license and at least one year of experience are required.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required
• Current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in the US
• At least one year of experience

Responsibilities

• Obtain vital signs and perform behavioral health screenings
• Provide individualized nursing care per physician care plan
• Obtain IV access and prepare medications and immunizations
• Review immunization records and SOPs to select required immunizations
• Administer immunizations to all ages via established routes
• Educate patients and families on self-care and document teaching
• Instruct on normal vs adverse reactions to immunizations
• Review laboratory results and alert physician to abnormalities

Skills

Vital signs

Immunizations

Nursing care

Patient education

Tools

IV access

Medication prep

Job description

Overview

This position is with the Defense Health Agency. Positions are located within the Directorate of Surgery and Directorate of Medicine at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. The Licensed Practical/Vocational primary purpose is to provide routine and specialized care to patients with increased independence and responsibility in various clinic settings.

• A recruitment bonus or relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Student Loan repayment may be authorized.
• Advanced leave accrual may be authorized.
• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Practical Nurse (Outpatient)

• A recruitment bonus or relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Student Loan repayment may be authorized.
• Advanced leave accrual may be authorized.
• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Salary: Up to- $52,957 per year

Benefits: https://civilianmedicaljobs.com/benefits/

Ft. Godon is adjacent to Augusta, GA famous for its major attraction, The Masters Golf Tournament. Ft. Gordon has a moderate year-round climate and offers close proximity to metropolitan areas, beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.

Responsibilities

• Obtain all vital signs such as: blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, pain level, height, weight, measurement of head circumference, and length; and perform behavioral health screenings.
• Provide individualized nursing care to patients based upon the physician’s medical care plan, the nursing assessment, and the physical, mental, and emotional needs of the patient.
• Obtain intravenous (IV) access, and prepare medications and immunizations for administration.
• Review immunization records and unit Standard Operating Procedures to select required immunizations, correct dosages, and routes of administration.
• Administer oral, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular immunizations to all age groups via established protocols.
• Educate patients and/or family regarding self-care procedures and documents teaching.
• Instruct patients and/or family regarding normal verses adverse reactions to immunizations and treatment for normal reactions of discomfort.
• Review laboratory results and bring abnormal results to attention of physician.

  Qualifications

  • US Citizenship required
  • A current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
  • At least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.