Registered Nurse

Akahi Associates/Kako'o Services, LLC; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 48,216 - 50,971; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vested Vacation

Sick leave

Holiday leave

Life insurance

Short Term Disability

401(K) matching

Job summary

Akahi Associates/Kako'o Services, LLC is seeking a Staff Nurse to provide direct nursing care at the Transportation Security Administration HQ, Virginia. The role requires RN licensure with Basic Life Support certification and at least one year of experience in occupational health or related areas. Responsibilities include triaging medical conditions and performing on-the-job injury treatment. Pay ranges from $35/hr to $37/hr with various health benefits including vacation and sick leave.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in occupational health or related fields.
• At least one year experience in an acute care setting required.
• Basic Life Support certification for Health care provider needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to clients within identified clinical scope.
• Triage medical conditions and respond to emergencies.
• Identify population health trends and develop health education seminars.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organization skills

Basic Microsoft Office

Education

Graduation from NLN accredited school of nursing

RN licensure with BLS certification

ACLS training may be required

Job description

Overview

Location: Transportation Security Administration HQ

Hourly Pay: $35/hr - $37/hr & Health & Wellness $4.93*/hr worked (in lieu of benefits)

Schedule: Tuesday - Thursday from 0800 - 1630

Benefits: Vested Vacation, sick leave, holiday leave, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Short Term Disability

Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(K) matching with employee participation in 401(K) plan

Responsibilities

• Staff Nurses are responsible for providing direct nursing care to end‑user clients within identified clinical scope of services for the SPS in an either in an independent service delivery capacity or within a team environment.
• Candidates must be able to responsibly triage medical conditions, respond quickly and calmly to medical emergencies for the population and geographic area identified within service agreements, and accurately analyzes medical history and conditions to address minor illnesses, conditions, and first aid delivery needs and to provide appropriate personalized health counseling to individual clients to improve health outcomes.
• Candidates must be able to identify population health trends to develop and deliver appropriate health education seminars (if directed), determine appropriate formulary products (if working independently), and identify service delivery opportunities to improve population health.
• Must follow FOH policies and SOPs.

Tasks:

• Perform approved FOH health services including (but not limited to):
• Initial care and treatment for on‑the‑job injuries and illnesses
• First aid response for onsite medical emergencies (including use of portable automated external defibrillators: AEDs, and intravenous fluid resuscitation in selected locations)
• Medical surveillance activities
• Walk‑in care provision
• Preventive care to include immunizations, blood pressure checks, glucose monitoring, and other pre‑illness diagnostic activities and health screenings
• Performance of waived testing (point of care) laboratory procedures and responsive activities
• Provision of short‑term treatments prescribed by a personal physician, such as periodic bed rest, blood pressure monitoring, finger stick glucose monitoring, allergy immunotherapy, and other authorized treatments and injectable medication administration
• Performance of comprehensive Health Risk Assessments
• Health education
• Health counseling
• Provision of health risk reduction seminars (if directed) focused on core health risks
• Medical screening and promotion of good health and fitness practices to eligible FedStrive Program participants
• Respirator Fit Testing
• Perform data collection for national quality indicators (as directed) using the required data collection tools.

Qualifications

Education/Credentials/Experience

• Graduation from NLN accredited school of nursing (Diploma, AD, or BSN)
• RN licensure with Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health care provider certification - May require Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training
• 1 year experience in occupational health or related experience such as public health/community health, outpatient clinic, emergency department or ambulatory healthcare, or physician office nursing
• At least one year experience (within last 5 years) in acute care setting
• May require the following certifications (depending on specific site needs): CAOHC Certification, NIOSH spirometry training/certification, ACLS certification

Specified Skills Requirements

• Excellent communication and organization skills and ability to perform identified nursing services.
• Must be competent in basic Microsoft Office suite programs to develop adequate site activity reports and perform accurate and legible data collection activities as directed. MUST be able to pass competency review and maintain ability to perform physical requirements of the job (including physical requirements of emergency response).

Kako'o Services is an equal opportunity employer. For further information, please click the link to view the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster.

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.