SUPERVISORY NURSE (INPATIENT CLINICAL/OB-GYN)

About the Position: The incumbent provides services to routine and high-risk obstetric patients during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period maximizing maternal and fetal health for patients seen within the Military Treatment Facility (MTF). This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Provide specialized obstetric and gynecologic nursing care to adolescents and adult women and their newborns.

Provide care for women requiring low to high-risk ante-partum, intra-partum, postpartum, and gynecological care as well as competence in newborn and couplet care.

Recognize life-threatening conditions that require immediate attention.

Provide perioperative care to include serving as the circulating RN for cesarean sections and additional obstetric surgical procedures as needed.

Assign duties and delegate patient care to staff considering the difficulty and requirements of the assignment and the qualifications and capabilities of the individual.

Evaluate all procedures occurring on the unit to ensure quality patient care.

Recommend changes or implementation of nursing service policies and procedures when applicable.