This position is located at Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, GA.

Fort Benning is located in the "Tri-Community" comprised of Columbus, GA; Ft. Benning, GA; and Phenix City, AL. Columbus (Georgia's second-largest city) is home to the 15-mile trail known as the Chattahoochee RiverWalk. The RiverWalk provides an excellent facility to bike, in-line skate, jog, or just take a leisurely stroll and enjoy the scenery. Columbus offers a variety of attractions such as the State Theatre of Georgia, the historic Springer Opera House; the RiverCenter, a performance site for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra as well as companies for national Broadway show tours, comedians and entertainers; the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus; the National Infantry Museum, which displays a large collection of military art and artifacts; the Columbus Museum, one of the largest state-of-the-art facilities in the Southeast; and the beautiful Historic District - circa 1850-1870. The stunning Florida gulf shores and Blue Ridge Mountains are only a few hours' drive.

Duties

• Make recommendations regarding the well-being of mother and infants for normal and high-risk obstetrical/gynecology patients.
• Assess patients and family's health care and psychosocial needs.
• Delivers lactation care within accepted standards and provides antepartum/postpartum breastfeeding consultations.
• Collaborates with clinical experts/resources to identify learning needs and implement training programs to develop clinical comfort, confidence and competency.
• Evaluates treatment regimens and facilitates improved patient care in a cost-effective manner.
• Assists patients with interpretation of physical exams and/or laboratory reports and alerts providers to significant changes or abnormalities.
• Identifies subtle changes in patient's condition and provides insight information to physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

US Citizenship required

A graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation ofNurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. 

A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.