Pain Management Registered Nurse

Pain Management Registered Nurse

Title: Pain Management Registered Nurse

Location: Bethesda, MD

Department: Healthcare

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) looking for a new and exciting opportunity? Would you like to help military personnel and their families manage pain? If you answered yes to either question and meet the qualifications RieLes Group has the perfect opportunity for you. The position is located in the Pain Management Clinic at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. We are currently seeking an experienced Full-Time Pain Management RN to join our team. The person in this position will receive a competitive compensation package inclusive of health benefits and paid time off.

Specific Duties and Tasks include but may not be limited to:

• Providing pain management services for assigned patients
• Performing medication education and assessing for medication changes
• Collaborating with case manager RN and physicians to manage care plan
• Documenting and maintaining records of interactions with patients and their health care teams in a timely manner
• Following established clinical protocols/guidelines and provides appropriate patient instructions
• Tracking patients, patients' needs and referrals
• Resolving any issues and contact appropriate parties for follow up
• Participating in quality record reviews as requested
• Maintaining nursing knowledge base to be current with accepted community standards and best practices
• Following established patient education guides

Qualifications:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited community college, junior college, college, university or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate State agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• Possess a current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license to practice medicine in any one of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Be certified by the American Heart Association in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Be certification by American Heart Association in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers

Experience:

• Must possess at least three (2) years of experience working with pain management or related field
• Have been continuously employed, for a minimum of one (1) year, as a registered nurse (RN) in a hospital or clinical setting
• Minimum of one (1) year of full-time experience as a clinic nurse within the last three (3) years preferably in the Pain Clinic
• Knowledge of a wide range of medical disorders/conditions, diagnostic studies and treatments related to prevention, and treatment of Chronic and Acute Pain is desirable
• Shall be able to read, write, speak and understand English well enough to effectively communicate with all patients and other health care providers
• Possesses exemplary customer service and communication skills to communicate efficiently with interdisciplinary team

RieLes Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political beliefs, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran. We reserve the right to modify or revise the job descriptions in part or in entirety. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with governing law.