4GNXG - OBSTETRICAL NURSE AFSC Officer

Summary

The health of female Airmen and families of all our service members are a top priority, especially as their families grow. Skilled Labor and Delivery Nurses play an essential role in Air Force facilities all over the world. Responsible for providing prenatal, perinatal and postpartum nursing care, they expertly handle high-pressure situations and provide delicate care for newborns until they are discharged.

What You’ll Do

• Plan, implement and supervise quality care given to obstetrical/neonatal patients and families.
• May care for high-risk OB patients, level II nursery patients, circulate for cesarean sections or add medical-surgical patients on a single unit inpatient care ward.
• Work with certified midwives, neonatologists, medical surgical nurse specialists and others to provide management of illnesses and low-risk obstetrical care.

Duties

• Provide quality patient care and treatment according to specialty.
• Conduct medical examinations and diagnostic procedures.
• Maintain patient medical records and documentation.
• Implement preventive medicine programs and health initiatives.
• Train and supervise medical personnel as required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of principles and practices of nursing is mandatory.
• Minimum of 12 months full-time nursing practice
• Encouraged to use six of those months practicing specific specialty
• Completion of Officer Training School course
• Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 47th birthday

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing from a school accredited by the NLN or CCNE

Components

• Air Force Active Duty