Regsitered Nurse (Float Pool)
Location: Clarksburg, West Virginia
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is at present recruited Regsitered Nurse (Float Pool) right now, this occupation will be ordered in West Virginia. Detailed specification about this occupation opportunity please read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 697026
These position is located at the Louis A. Johnson VA Healthcare System in Clarksburg, WV.
This is an open continuous announcement. We accept applications for this occupation on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. Applications will remain on file until April 30, 2013. July 16, 2012 is the first cutoff date for this announcement. Future cutoff dates will occur every 14 days following this date.
TOUR OF DUTY: Primarily 12 hour shifts however, subject to change depending on the needs of the medical center.
Special Employment Consideration: Individuals eligible for the following appointments are encouraged to apply: 5 CFR 213.3102 "u", Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities ; mental retardation, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities; and Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required.
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
English Language Proficiency required.
DUTIES:
- Provides direct patient care to patients in the ICU, CLC, Inpatient Psychiatry, Medical Surgical, Emergency Department, and PACU.
- Evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal care.
- Provides comprehensive emergency care to unstable/critically ill patients.
- Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy. This includes adult and geriatric patients.
- Ability to monitor hemodynamic status of patient and correctly interpret the results.
- Functions independently or with minimal supervision to provide direct and indirect care to patients
- Maintains current clinical practice through ongoing continuing professional growth; practices according to the American Nurses Association Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice
- Demonstrates knowledge of cardiac monitoring identifies dysrhythmia and treats appropriately.
- Administers medications using the principles and practices of bar code medication administration
- Maintains accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses and assessment of changes.
- Interacts professionally with patient and family and involves patient and family in the information of the plan of care.
- Formulates a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; includes family in teaching as appropriate.
- Maintains current knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of patient and his/her clinical condition.
- Prepares, hangs, monitors, and discontinues IV fluids.
- Responds promptly to changes in workload, adjusts assignments as necessary to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency.
- Demonstrates the ability to assist physicians with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Orients new employees to the Float Pool.
- Triage process utilizing ESI.
- Review chart and utilize protocol/SOP orders to complete pre-visit work up, including completion of clinical reminders
- Provide telephone triage/telephone follow-up (assess patientÂ's health concerns, determine level of healthcare intervention needed and communicate and document clearly and accurately).
- Triage walk-ins and satisfy any needs that can be met by RN either face to face or by telephone.
- Call high risk patients the day after the patient was seen in the Emergency Department.
- Utilize the Nursing process (assessment, evaluation of lab results/diagnostic testing and clinical symptoms) and communicate with providers to plan a course of treatment for the patient.
- Administer immunizations and other injections (intradermal skin testing, allergy injections, B12 injections, etc.).
- Triage for urgency of care in the clinics and by telephone.
- Perform ear irrigations, bladder scans, EKGs, Foley catheter insertions, wound dressings, assist with procedures, etc. as required by clinic need.
- Perform phlebotomy for the purpose of blood specimen collection.
- Complete post discharge telephone calls as per facility policy.
- Become PICC line competent.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Citizen of the United States. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia . In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. Must be proficient in spoken and written English .
Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. Experience as a RN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel. The criteria are as follows: Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization, Professional Development: performance, education/career development, Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality, Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research. Education/Experience Requirements:
Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, no experience. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and no experience; or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and no experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of experience; or a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of experience, or a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of experience, or ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years experience or a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years experience, or a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no experience. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and approximately 2-3 years experience.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification or the ability to complete such within one month of selection.
- Basic Arrhythmia class completion or the ability to complete such within one month of selection.
- Cardiovascular pharmacology class completion or the ability to complete such within one month of selection.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx .
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www4.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp .
OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please give us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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