Location: Name of Facility : Essential Pregnancy Services
Address: 3029 N 93rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68134
Submitted By Name : Heidi Nelson
Email : Description
Department: Health & Wellness
Reports to: Brandy Wedekind - Nurse Manager
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and experienced PRN professional to join our team. The PRN team member will work on an as-needed basis, providing support to our team and clients during times of increased workload, vacation, or illness.
- Must work two shifts a month (7-8 hours each) to maintain nurse consultation and ultrasound scanning skills
- Must work at least one Saturday shift per month if needed
- Hired to fill in for current EPS employed staff nurses when needed
- Attend at least 6 monthly nurses meetings annually
- Attend monthly staff meetings
- Maintain Current RN Licensure
- Complete Annual Education provided by EPS
- Maintain current BLS certification
- Complete required Continuing Education for nurses every 2 years to enable license renewal with DHHS
Services:
- Follow EPS Policy and Procedures, Standing Orders, and approved EPS Nursing Education during every client interaction.
- Collaborate with Client Testing Staff to provide “The Essentials” process to every client
- Provide same day Nurse Consult to all EPS clients
- Perform Limited Obstetric Ultrasounds per Standing Orders
- Administer Pregnancy tests per Standing Orders
- Collect urine specimens and prep STI Screening kits per Standing Orders
- Enter lab orders for STI screenings as part of the NIPP project and send STI screening Specimens to NPHL
- Mail or call all STI lab results to clients within 7-10 business days of STI screening
- Complete all medical nursing follow ups to clients
- Provide STI Treatment to positive clients per Standing Orders
- Communicate client STI treatment/screening status with Douglas County Health Department as needed
- Communicate with Nebraska Public Health Laboratories regarding STD screening results as needed
- Communicate with Medical Director as need arises
Requirements Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Education:
Provide EPS approved:
- Birth control education and NFP/fertility appreciation community resource information
- STI Risk assessment and treatment education for clients.
- Pregnancy Options Education for abortion vulnerable and minded clients
- Prenatal education for clients who plan to carry their pregnancy to term
Documentation:
- Accurately document all nursing assessment, intervention, education, and community resource information given for every client served in a timely manner, utilizing the electronic database.
Education and Experience
- Active Nursing License in the state of Nebraska
- Current BLS
- Willing to complete or has completed Limited Obstetric Ultrasound Training and 54-75 required supervised scans. (Approved by the Medical Director to perform Limited Obstetric Ultrasound scans at EPS).