Fairfield, CA, US
14 hours ago
RN - Clinical Nurse Specialist Sports Medicine
Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! RN - Clinical Nurse Specialist Sports Medicine ID 2025-23586 Category Registered Nurse specialties - Outpatient Facility DOD / MTF - California - Travis Air Force Base Job Description Spectrum Healthcare Resources has a potential need for a Registered Nurse – Clinical Nurse Specialist Sports Medicine at David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA.  This is a full-time, on-site position, working Monday through Friday, 7:30am-4:30pm.RequirementsMasters Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.Current, full, active, and unrestricted RN license.12 months experience in phlebotomyCurrent Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.DutiesPrepare Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections. In-house / in-person training will be provided. Part of this procedure includes phlebotomy of the patient and therefore this skill is critical. Prepares patients for and administers medications and monitors them afterwards for signs of complication or reaction; administers CPR and other resuscitative measures as needed. Ensures proper computer entry of patient data and equipment settings. Serves as an assistant during procedures: handling instruments, redirecting lighting, repositioning patients. Prepares all specimens for laboratory processing, places identification on all specimens, enters physician ordered laboratory test requests into computer, and delivers to Pathology department. Assists with the orientation and training of newly hired personnel and incoming physicians starting the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. Assists with procedures within the scope of practice to include assisting physicians with PRP, prolotherapy, compartment pressure testing, ultrasound guided injections, gait analysis, nerve hydro-dissection, visco-supplementation injections and steroid injections. Training will be provided. Schedules patients for follow up appointments and for procedure appointments. Provides patient specific pre-procedure instructions and participates in post- procedure teaching and discharge instructions. Provides post-procedure telephone triage (during business hours) and provides instructions based upon nursing interventions and as guided by supervising physician. Demonstrates and teaches patients prescribed exercise regimens and stretching exercises. Assists patients with obtaining/fitting for prescribed orthotics/braces/splints stocked in the Sports Medicine Clinic. Educates patient and family on proper application and use of braces and splints. Becomes proficient in the setup of all equipment in the Sports Medicine Clinic used for procedures and treatments and assists the physician with those procedures. These machines include: various models and manufactures of diagnostic ultrasound machines (GE and Sonosite), PRP machines (Emcyte), Stryker compartment pressure test device, use of the treadmill for compartment pressure testing and the gait analysis program. Receives training and becomes proficient in preparing rooms for procedures. Assists physicians with research projects - maintains CITI Training (Human Research Basic Course), participates in the research projects by screening patients and assists with the procedure.

 

Company Overview:

Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems.  SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles.  A Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the military staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves 850 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9,600 affiliated health care professionals. EOE/Disabled/Veterans

Location : Location US-CA-Fairfield Recruiter : Full Name: First Last Kathleen Strautmann Direct phone number 314-744-4144 Recruiter : Email kathleen_strautmann@spectrumhealth.com Apply for this opportunity Apply for this job onlineApplyShare Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Application FAQs

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