Registered Nurse - ASU

Registered Nurse (RN)

ERP International is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for a full-time position supporting the Ambulatory Surgical Unit at Keesler AFB, MS. Join our team of exceptional health care professionals across the nation. ERP International is honored to be named a 2026 Top Workplace by WTOP News! 7 Years Running. * Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits! * Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays! * Medical/Dental/Vision and Health Savings Account available! * Company Paid STD, LTD and Life Insurance! * Matching 401K! * Annual CME Stipend! ERP is a nationally respected provider of health, science, and technology solutions supporting clients in the government and commercial sectors. We provide comprehensive enterprise information technology, strategic sourcing, and management solutions to DoD and federal civilian agencies in 40 states. Founded in 2006, ERP is headquartered in Laurel, MD and maintains satellite offices in Montgomery, AL and San Antonio, TX - plus project locations nationwide. ERP is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability and Veteran.

Responsibilities

Work Schedule: Duty Hours: 9-hour shift between the hours of 6:00am - 8:00pm, to include a one-hour uncompensated meal break as determined by the clinical department. Shifts will rotate based on department needs.

Job Specific Responsibilities and Tasks: Duties may include but are not limited to:

• 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 MTF.
• 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 TO.
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.

Additional duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Administer medication safety and provide proper documentation of patient condition, disease progress, patient teaching and follow-up care.
• Recognize medical emergencies and react with alertness and skill in any emergency situation, (e. g., cardiac or respiratory arrest, hemorrhage, shock, post-surgical complications and psychiatric reaction).
• Initiate life saving measures in the absence of a physician.
• Initiate Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), if required.
• Assist medical team in administering advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) measures, when necessary.
• Perform Charge Nurse duties when designated by Element Leader/Flight Commander.
• Practice general hospital safety, infection control, aseptic and sterile techniques for safe handling of sharps, electrical equipment, and blood or blood products, to include cleaning of work areas and equipment.
• Ensure a safe work environment and safe work habits.
• Obtain patient history, pertinent family history, and document in patient medical record.
• Properly apply cardiac leads and utilize 1 2 lead EKG machine, analyze rhythm strips and notify Physician of any abnormal results (e. g., dysrhythmias for patient situation). Be able to interpret cardiac rhythms and intervene on emergent changes.
• Perform post-operative recovery and discharge within established criteria, IAW department protocols.
• Assess patients. Uses the nursing process as a basis for professional practice. Demonstrates proper preparation of patients for treatments and procedures, to include surgical interventions.
• Provide proper care and evaluation of post-procedural patients.
• Skilled in setting up, operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment including, but not limited to IV infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzers, nebulizers, and other unit specific equipment.
• Complete applicable documentation to include manual and computer-based methods.
• Completes pre-admission briefings with patient/guardian pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics, to include nursing history, documents in electronic medical records (EMR) or KAFB, 761. References SGCJD OI 46-4, Pre-Admission Guidelines, Pre-Admit Nurse Job Description.
• Reviews Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) list for pre-admission patients. Performs nasal swab on patients who have tested positive.
• Assembles charts for patients with and without pre-admissions appointments. Performs initial chart check ensuring History and Physical, orders, labs, X-rays, Admissions and Dispositions papers, consents, wrist bands and stickers are in the chart.
• Locates and assembles charts for surgery two days prior to scheduled surgeries and ensures charts are on the Ambulatory Surgery Unit chart rack.
• Request medical records pertinent to anesthesia from Keesler MTF and outside facilities.
• Provides pre-operative teaching to patients and family members.
• Coordinates patient care through a continuum and facilitates the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to care, quality and cost effectiveness.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: * Education: Associates Degree of Nursing. * Experience: 2 years of experience as a clinical nurse in an inpatient care setting in the last 5 years, PACU, ICU and/or emergency room * Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse as required in the TO. * Life Support Certification: Possess and maintain a current American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider certification and PALS certification. * Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.