Blue Ridge Women’s Center

Job Title: Staff Nurse Date:  5/15/2025

Classification: Hourly

Job Summary: Provide medical services offered to meet client needs.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Nursing Care:

• Provide nursing care: assess patient needs and make nursing judgments which reflect safe
  nursing practices.
• Meet with clients to explain abortion procedure and risks.
• Maintain accurate records, care plans and follow-through on Nurse Manager’s standing orders.
• Implement physician’s orders and advise physicians of patient’s progress and changes in
  condition.
• Advise Medical Director when a client’s condition falls outside the norm or is referred for
  emergency treatment.
• Assist Medical Director or other physicians with exams and treatments as needed.
• Provide reproductive education for client and family to develop an understanding of their health
  condition.
• Perform pregnancy tests, STD testing, and ultrasounds.
• Perform other tasks as requested by the Nurse Manager.

Volunteer Development:

• Assist Nurse Manager in training medical volunteers in policies, procedures and practices of the
  Blue Ridge Women’s Center pertaining to medical ministry.
• Assist Clinical Services Manager and Nurse Manager in providing medical in-services for
  volunteers.
• Help provide spiritual leadership to medical volunteers.

Religious Responsibilities:

• Support the religious mission of the Center and regularly encourage the spiritual growth
  of staff, volunteers, clients, and supporters.
• Reinforce the humanity and value of the unborn child with clients, their guests, staff,
  and others.
• Share the gospel of Jesus Christ with clients and pray with them, as appropriate.
• Provide spiritual guidance/encouragement to staff, volunteers, and clients.
• Participate in staff prayer and devotions regularly.
• Uphold the Center’s policies and procedures, especially the religious principles in the
  Statement of Faith and the Expectations of Employee Conduct Based on its Core
  Christian Beliefs.

Qualifications:

Personal Characteristics:

• Must be a sincere, committed Christian who demonstrates a personal relationship with Jesus
  Christ as Savior, as evidenced by a consistent Christian walk, regular Bible study and church
  attendance, and who can competently share the gospel.
• Believes in the sanctity of all human life from the moment of conception through natural death
  and would not refer or advise a woman to have an abortion.
• Expresses a sincere desire to reach and help at-risk clients considering abortion.
• Must be committed to BRWC’s life-centric approach of ministering and not
  manipulating.
• Must agree with BRWC’s Statement of Faith, Mission, Motivation, Principles,
  Commitment of Care and Competence, and Expectations of Employee Conduct Based on
  Its Core Christian Beliefs.
•  Must maintain a professional appearance and manner.
• Exhibits strong interpersonal, spiritual, and administrative skills, takes initiative, and is
  flexible, dependable and responsible.
• Must have the ability to organize and perform work in cooperation with other staff
  members.
• Must be able to work independently with little direct supervision.

Skills:

• Understand and be able to model and communicate biblical concepts and principals that relate
  to human life, sexuality and medicine.
• Have demonstrated leadership in the nursing profession.
• Exhibit skill in interpersonal and written communication.
• Have experience in volunteer management and training.
• Demonstrate proficiency in networking with other medical professionals.
• Carry out responsibilities with little direct supervision.

Education/Experience/Licenses/Certifications:

• An associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing, or must be a Registered Diagnostic Medical
  Sonographer (RDMS).
• 3-5 year minimum nursing experience in a hospital or outpatient setting or RDMS experience.
• If a registered nurse, must hold a current Registered Nurse’s License in good standing with the
  Medical Board of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• If a registered diagnostic medical sonographer, must hold a current Registered Diagnostic
  Medical Sonographer credentials with OB/Gyn specialty.
• Sonogram expertise in limited obstetrical ultrasounds.
• Experience with pregnancy and STI testing
• Current CPR certificate