Registered Nurse (RN) - Pain Management w/bonus 5392

We have a new opening for a Registered Nurse - Pain Managementat the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Core Duties:
• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals. Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the facility.
• Perform physical exam and health histories.
• Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
• Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
• Direct and supervise care provide by other healthcare professionals.
• Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
• Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
• Perform nursing services identified in the unit.
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.

Additional Duties vary depndent upon Clinic/Department, but may include:

• Perform a full range of RN duties in accordance with assignment under the task order, including: triage; patient assessment and monitoring; use of patient monitoring and treatment equipment; appropriate nursing care, procedures, and treatments; execution of physicians’ orders within the guidelines of standard nursing practice; documentation of patient care and observations; and patient education and emotional support.
• Provide professional nursing care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner
• Assess each patient and perform triage duties as assigned.
• Formulate and carry out a goal directed plan of care which based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes and which is prioritized according to patient needs and available resources including time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Evaluate effectiveness of self-care given by all health team members, and contribution of systems, environment, and instrumentation in progressing patient toward outcomes.
• Provide treatment and discharge instructions upon patient release.
• Perform assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiological, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Provide a safe and clean environment for each patient.
• Ensure areas are stocked and properly equipped.
• Identify patient/significant other learning needs and implement appropriate measures to meet identified needs.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8.5 to 11 hour shifts between 6:30am and 6:00pm

No weekends, No holidays, No on call or call back 

Minimum Qualifications:

Degree: Possess an Associates or Bachelors degree in Nursing from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Experience: A minimum of 1-year of full-time post-grad clinical experience as a RN in an ambulatory care setting within the past 3-years

Licensure: Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse 

Life Support Certification: Possess a current AHA OR ARC BLS and ACLS Healthcare Provider certification.

Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. All applicants selected for employment are required to submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test. 

Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays

• Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life, Health Savings Account available, and more
• Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement
• Matching 401K

Base salary: $33.66 - $40.00/hr depending on experience

Retention Bonus: $2,000.00 paid after 1 year of service

Salary : $70,012 - $83,200