STAFF NURSE, RN

Summary/Objective

The purpose of this position is to provide professional and quality on-site health care services to ensure the well-being of trainees, guests, and employees of the USSRC.

Duties/Responsibilities/Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Medical Systems

• Meet or exceed the standards for the safety, security, hygiene, and emotional welfare of participants that may normally be expected of a firm and judicious parent.
• Ensure medicines are dispensed in accordance with prescriptions and parental guidelines and in an accurate and timely manner.
• Meet or exceed industry and professional standards for administering first aid to trainees, guests, and employees of the Rocket Center and Space Camp.
• Meet or exceed industry and professional standards for examination of trainees, guests, and employees with complaints of physical symptoms.
• Ensure the accurate and timely preparation/distribution of documentation regarding exams, accident reports, medical records etc.
• Meet or exceed industry and professional standards for referring patients to hospital facilities for medical conditions that require treatment unavailable at the Rocket Center.
• Ensure parents of trainees referred for medical treatment are well informed of trainees’ medical condition.
• Ensure the accurate and timely notification of parents in the event their child is medically discharged, injured or ill.
• Ensure Rocket Center and Space Camp employees are properly trained on health issues and medical procedures such as communicable diseases, first aid, emergency procedures, etc.
• Respond to questions/concerns of parents promptly to ensure they are informed on how SPACE CAMP will impact specific medical conditions.
• Ensure the accurate completion of incoming medical forms and notify appropriate departments of a special requests/needs in a timely and professional manner.
• Meet or exceed professional in industry standards for confidentiality of medical records and other related documentation.
• Ensure the nursing office has adequate supplies necessary to conduct daily operations.
• Meet or exceed legal and professional standards for the storage of medicines and prescriptions.
• Ensure timely arrangement of transportation for trainees to and from hospital facilities.
• Meet or exceed the expectations of the Nursing Supervisor for the accurate and timely completion of related tasks and assignments.

Supervisory Responsibilities No

Required Education and Experience

Education: B.S. degree in nursing preferred and Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required. Must have valid Alabama Registered Nursing License.

Work Experience: 2-4 years of experience in emergency room or a minimum of 2 years of experience in a clinic setting with a focus on pediatric and adolescent practice OR an equivalent combination of education or experience. Must have excellent verbal communication skills to interact effectively with guests and employees. Must have excellent assessment skills to effectively identify patient’s condition.

Work Environment/Physical Demands Summary

This position has the following special requirements:

• Walking, climbing (stairs) to access other buildings and departments.
• Sitting for long periods of time (4-6 hours)
• Carrying, lifting boxes and supplies weighing up to 30 pounds, waist high.
• Bending, kneeling to store, retrieve supplies.
• Sight, reading, feeling, wrist movements to administer medications and first aid, to operate computer terminal, to examine patient condition.
• Talking, hearing to communicate with patients, parents, and employees in person and over the telephone.
• This position involves working in a climate controlled clinical environment.
• This position works in a confined area with other employees.
• This position is subject to the hazards of the profession.
• This position deals extensively with small children and parents, guests, and employees.

Travel Required? No

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is an equal opportunity employer. As such, we offer equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned, to ensure workload coverage. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)