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Job Duties Include: A Registered Nurse is a licensed professional who provides direct and indirect patient care services under a physician’s plan of care and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Option Care, the state’s professional standards, and regulatory entities. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessment of all patients assigned to him/her, establishing and implementing the plan of care plan, educating patients/caregivers, evaluating progress toward goals and making recommendations to the physician for changes in the plan of care based on patients needs. Minimum Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with valid license in state(s) of practice.
• Valid and current driver’s license and evidence of automobile insurance.
• Current CPR certification.
• Minimum of one year of experience as a registered nurse.
• Flexibility and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and oral) with team members, patients, caregivers, physicians and referral sources.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous Home Health Care and previous Infusion Experience.  BSN preferred but not required. Click here to apply

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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice nurses who keep patients pain free during surgical, medical, dental or childbirth procedures. CRNAs administer anesthesia for all types of surgical cases, from the simplest to the most complex in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesiologists, dentists, podiatrists and other healthcare professionals.

Median Annual Salary

$134,820

Educational Requirements

Successful completion of a CRNA program (24-36 months). Prior to admission into a CRNA program, applicants should have already completed the following: BSN or other appropriate baccalaureate degree, hold a current RN license, and have one year’s experience in critical care nursing.

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Gerontological Nurse Practitioners (GNPs) hold advanced degrees specializing in geriatrics. They are able to diagnose and manage their patients’ often long-term and debilitating conditions and provide regular assessments to patients’ family members. Similar to all geriatrics nurses, GNPs must approach nursing holistically and pay special attention to maintaining a comforting bedside manner for their elderly patients.

Median Annual Salary

$75,000. Find Gerontological Nurse Practitioners Jobs.. Find Gerontological Nurse Practitioners schools.

Educational Requirements

Nurse Practitioners Master’s Degree with academic concentration in the field of geriatrics.

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A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice RN who functions as a health care provider, educator, consultant, researcher, leader/administrator and/or case manager. It is the CNS who often sets the standards for quality patient care; trouble shoots problems and crises; anticipates complications and helps to prevent their development; and views the individual, family or group within the context of a whole system. The CNS usually has a specialty practice area such as diabetes, cardiology, respiratory, pediatrics or psychiatric-mental health.

Median Annual Salary

$76,209. Find Clinical Nurse Specialists Jobs .

Educational Requirements

Master’s or Ph.D. in a clinical nursing specialty. There is also a CNS certification process provided by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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A nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience, which enables him or her to diagnose and manage most common and many chronic illnesses, either independently or as part of a health care team. A nurse practitioner provides some care previously offered only by physicians and in most states has the ability to prescribe medications.

Most NPs specialize in a particular field of medical care, and there are as many types of NPs as there are medical specialties.

Median Annual Salary

$77,886

Educational Requirements

Master’s Degree in a clinical specialty; some NPs also complete post-master’s certificate programs requiring two years of additional training.

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Orthopedic nurses provide care, correction or prevention for patients suffering from skeletal injuries or deformities. An orthopedic nurse may care for patients of all ages with different musculoskeletal injuries and conditions, both potential and actual deformities. They provide assessments as well as educate patients about equipment that may help their deformities, such as braces, prosthetics, and other orthopedic equipment.

Median Annual Salary

$79,000

Educational Requirements

RN license; Associate’s Degree, BSN often preferred

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Pediatric Endocrinology Nurses provide care to young children who are suffering from diseases and disorders of the endocrine system. This often involves educating both parents and children on the the physical and sexual development issues that arise from these disorders.

Median Annual Salary

$81,000

Educational Requirements

RN license

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Midwife Degrees, Education, and Training

There are essentially two types of midwife, each with a different title and different requirements for practice.

Direct-Entry Midwives (CPM)
Direct-entry midwives, as their name implies, enter directly into a midwifery program without the prerequisite of a college or nursing degree or the necessity of holding any other professional credential. Although there are no formal education or certification requirements, midwives can be licensed and credentialed in various ways. Direct entry midwives are often credentialed as Certified Professional Midwives (CPM) by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM). The CPM credential indicates that the midwife has graduated from an accredited midwifery education program, or has met the equivalent of all NARM certification requirements, and has passed the NARM national certification examination. This NARM certification must be renewed every three years. An alternative certification with similar requirements, Certified Midwife (CM), is offered by the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM). This certification is voluntary, and some states allow the direct-entry midwife to practice with just a state license.

Most direct-entry midwifery education programs take about three years, although education and licensing requirements vary from state to state.

Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
Certified nurse-midwife (CNM) is one of the four specialties of the advanced practice nurse (APN). One must first be an RN (Registered Nurse) before becoming an APN or entering midwife training. The CNM certification is issued to registered nurses who have graduated from a midwifery education program accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM), and who have passed a national exam. Many CNMs include education in midwifery as part of an overall master’s degree program. There are currently about 45 advanced degree programs for nurse-midwives.

Midwifery Career Opportunities and Salary Information

As many direct-entry midwives have private practices, their income depends on their own rates and on the number of clients and births they perform. According to the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council, midwives charge between $2,000-4,000 per birth, and define a “busy” practice as attending two to four births per month. These figures vary widely depending on the location, experience, and length of care provided.

Most certified nurse-midwives are hospital or clinic employees, with salaries approximately the same as those of another advanced practice nurse specialty, nurse practitioner. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2004, the median annual salary of registered nurses was about $52,330, with a range running from less than $37,300 to a high of more than $74,760. Wages and salaries for nurse-midwives can potentially be significantly higher, as the practice requires more schooling and training.

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Psychiatric nurses work with individuals and groups to assess mental health needs, diagnose, and plan care of patients with mental health needs. They may work in hospitals, community-based or home care programs, schools or colleges of nursing, the military, prisons, home health agencies, or behavioral health/HMOs.

Median Annual Salary

$58,028. Search for all advertised psychiatric nurse jobs.

Educational Requirements

RN, NPP, PMHCNS. Find the right nursing degree for your career.

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A popular approach is the second degree nursing program. Sometimes called accelerated nursing programs, they allow individuals who already have a baccalaureate degree (BA) from an accredited university or college in an area other than nursing to obtain the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in under four years. These programs are offered at both baccalaureate and master’s degree (MA) levels.

Second degree programs accept all course units successfully completed by students in their first degree. This effectively fulfills the prerequisites of a BSN plan. Many second degree BSN programs can be finished in 12 to 18 months, while MSN programs designed for non-nursing graduates usually take three years to complete. The accelerated nature of these programs makes them especially appropriate for people who are looking to make a career change, but the pace of the programs can be challenging. They usually involve intense instruction periods and include the same number of clinical hours as those given to students in traditional programs.

Typical second degree nursing students tend to be older and more motivated, with higher academic expectations than students who enter traditional nursing programs right out of high school. Students in second degree nursing programs generally have high grade-point averages and nearly always pass their licensing exams on the first try.

Admission standards for second degree nursing programs are high and usually require a 3.0 GPA at minimum. Persons interested in such programs must make a formal application to the educational institution of their choice and meet all of its admission requirements. College transcripts are reviewed to ensure that all prerequisites for a second degree nursing program are met.

According to second degree program educators, most applicants meet the arts and social science prerequisites of their programs, while some do not meet the natural sciences requirements. To help these students, most second degree nursing programs offer these prerequisites just before the start of the accelerated program. Personal interviews with representatives of the Department of Nursing at the given educational institution are usually required as well.

Upon completion of an accelerated or second degree program, students are eligible to take the licensing exam for RNs, the NCLEX-RN, which is required by the Boards of Nursing in all 50 states and U.S. territories.

In 1990, there were 31 second degree BSN programs and just a dozen accelerated MSN programs in existence in the U.S. Today there are 205 BSN programs and 56 MSN programs.