Job title:
NURSE (Clinical/Psychiatric)
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Overview:NURSE (Clinical/Psychiatric)About the Position: This position is located at Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
- This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
- Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri is home of the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School, Army Engineer School, and U.S. Army Military Police School. Fort Leonard Wood trains and educates nearly 90 thousand troops a year. Surprisingly, the Fort also trains Marines, Airmen, Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and international students from allied nations. With more than 22,000 military members and their families, Ft Leonard Wood provides us with a diverse and well skilled population.Fort Leonard Wood, situated in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, is a sportsman’s paradise with some of the most beautiful scenery, hosting many large lakes, rivers, streams, and forests ideal for fishing and hunting. Fort Leonard Wood covers more than 61,000 acres located in Pulaski County with a population of nearly 52,607. Bordering the installation to the north are the towns of Waynesville and St. Robert, with an estimated combined population of 9,170. The installation is situated between St Louis and Springfield, Missouri 1 ½ to 2 hours respectively. Also 30 minutes equidistant between Rolla and Lebanon along I-44. It is also a great place to raise a family along with a low cost of living.Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link:Responsibilities:MAJOR DUTIES
- Perform comprehensive behavioral health nursing assessments and histories to plan, provide and direct nursing care across the continuum of care.
- Identify patient problems, generate nursing diagnoses, design plans of care, write and implements nursing orders, evaluate nursing interventions, document patient’s status on a continual basis and revise plans of care accordingly.
- Develop and initiate innovative teaching programs for patients requiring special approaches.
- Administer many psychotropic and complex medications via the oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal, topical, rectal, respiratory, intravenous routes.
- Identify pending crisis situations and handle appropriately.
PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.Qualifications:Who May Apply: US CitizensBasic Requirement :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.
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Location
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Job date
Sat, 31 Aug 2024 06:03:23 GMT
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