Practical Nurse Vocational Nurse
defense health agency
📍 white sands missile range new mexico new mexico united states💰 $40,736–$89,858/yearly🕐 5mo ago🔗 usajobs
Job Description
About the Position: This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Major Duties:
- Obtain information from patient and/or family to identify major complaints, symptoms, or reason for seeking health care.
- Perform direct patient care and care coordination activities such as referral management, order reconciliation, and activity tracking.
- Take all vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, pain level, height, weight, measurement of head circumference, and length); perform behavioral health screenings.
- Provide individualized nursing care to patients of all ages.
- Assist the physician with various examinations and diagnostic procedures.
- Administer oxygen, IV fluid and prescribed oral, rectal, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications.
- Perform inhalation treatments, fingerstick glucose, urine dipsticks, visual acuity, phlebotomy, dressing changes, and surgical instrument cleaning and packaging after use.
- Perform routine procedures, such as EKGs, eye, throat, nasal and/or wound cultures, dressing changes, ear irrigation, and application of bandages.