PRACTICAL NURSE (OUTPATIENT)

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

Duties

• Provide practical nursing care to patients in the outpatient clinic with a variety of medical conditions.
• Perform tasks such as recording vital signs, ordering labs, tracking patient’s laboratory, radiology orders and referral results to completion, and assisting in making future appointments.
• Administer prescribed medications with increased independence, ensuring proper patient dosages, routes, and times are followed.
• Assist in performing and managing medical procedures, physical examinations, and treatments.
• Prepare patients for procedures such as wound care, catheterizations and and respiratory therapies under the guidance of a registered nurse or licensed medical practitioner.
• Monitor patient responses during and after procedures, ensuring that any complications are addressed promptly.
• Provide patient and family education tailored to specific medical conditions, treatment plans, and recovery goals.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to develop and adjust care plans based on patient progress and feedback.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.