Nurse (Clinical/ob-gyn)

**Duties**:

- Provide comprehensive professional nursing care to OB/GYN patients and their newborns with medical conditions ranging from routine care to those having complex complications requiring sophisticated, highly technical care and treatment.
- Administer oxygen, IV fluids, amnioinfusion, blood products, and prescribed medications.
- Initiate intravenous and indwelling catheters, and patient-controlled analgesia pumps.
- Set up and operate specialized monitoring equipment including blood pressure monitoring, pulse oximetry, fetal heart rate monitors (internal and external), neonatal resuscitation equipment, cardiac monitoring, and infant warmers.
- Provide perioperative care to include serving as the circulating RN for cesarean sections and additional obstetric surgical procedures as needed (i.e., dilatation and curettage, cervical cerclage, cesarean-hysterectomy).
- Provide emergency care including initiation of life sustaining measures such as delivery, CPR, hypertension therapy, choking first aid, bleeding control, treatment of injuries, etc., and assists with advanced cardiac life support measures.
- Provide care for women requiring low to high-risk ante-partum, intra-partum, postpartum, and gynecological care as well as competence in newborn and couplet care.
- Coordinate with the multi-disciplinary team (i.e., providers, pharmacists) in the management of obstetric complications/emergencies and implement interventions to enhance outcomes for post-surgical and gynecologic patients.
- Assign duties and delegate patient care to other registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, operating room technicians, and medical assistants.
- Serve as a mentor, preceptor, and role model to experienced and fully trained obstetrical nurses as well as those not fully trained.
- Provide evidence-based instructions and education to patient/significant other and/or family members/caregivers.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
- This position has specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis.
- Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
- A pre-placement medical examination is required.
- Moderate to heavy lifting up to 50 pounds is required.
- Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain certification in Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM).
- Applicants must be able to fulfill non-privileged professional credential requirements.
- This position may require the incumbent to work during irregular work hours which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or varying work schedules.
- This position may require the incumbent to work on call during irregular work hours which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and/or varying work schedules.
- Rotating shift work is required.

**Qualifications**:
**Who May Apply: US Citizens**

**Basic Requirement fo**r Nurse (Clinical/OB-GYN)**:
**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**: 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; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.

**Foreign Degree**: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School. Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.

**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 emplo