Nurse (Inpatient Clinical/OB-GYN)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA seeks an Inpatient Clinical/OB-GYN Nurse in Camp Foster, Japan. The role involves providing comprehensive care to routine and high-risk obstetric patients across antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.
Provide comprehensive nursing care to routine and high-risk obstetric patients during antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period.
Provide routine newborn care and offers services based on patient's assessed needs.
Serve as a Charge Nurse, making decisions regarding priorities for patient care for shift assignments.
Administer oxygen, IV fluids, amnioinfusion, blood products, and prescribed medications to patients.
Develop nursing care plans, setting standards of care, prescribing special care and identifying specific nursing problems for all patients.
Provide education to patients, family members, caregivers, and other medical professionals or paraprofessionals.
Requirements
Who May Apply: US Citizens
Basic Requirement:
- Degree: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program.
- 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 must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
- Foreign Degree: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.
Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes providing comprehensive nursing care to obstetrics and gynecology patients; providing care instruction or education to patients, family members, or healthcare providers; and coordinating with multidisciplinary groups to formulate a plan of care. This experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
Benefits
Benefits may include health insurance, retirement, paid leave, and other federal benefits. For more information, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/.
Additional Info
Who May Apply
US Citizens
Conditions of Employment
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
- Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
- Drug test required.
- Security clearance: Not Required.
- Position sensitivity: Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk.
- Financial disclosure: Not required.
- Bargaining unit status: Yes.
Relocation
- Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized.
- Selectees may receive foreign area benefits such as Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc.
Other
- This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- The initial length of this overseas tour is 24 months.