Registered Nurse (Float Pool)
Location: Clarksburg, West Virginia
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is employing Registered Nurse (Float Pool) right now, this vacancy will be situated in West Virginia. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Please be certain to read the vacancy announcement in its entirety prior to submitting application packet.
To fulfill President Lincoln's p! romise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
Clarksburg, approximate population of 18,000 citizens, is located at the center of
West Virginia's 1-79 High
Tech Corridor.
The High Tech Corridor is anchored on the north by Morgantown, which is the home of
West Virginia University, a Carnegie Foundation Research Institution and training academy for Cisco
Systems, Inc., and Oracle.
Morgantown was recently rated the best small city in America
bybizjournals.com
.
Other regional high technology operations include the National Energy Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NASA IV and V Center, and Department of Defense Biometrics Fusion Cente! r.
Additional educational opportunities are available! through Fairmont
State University, Salem International University, Alderson-Broaddus College and West Virginia Wesleyan
College.
In addition to exceptional professional challenges, Clarksburg offers an unsurpassed quality of
life, which includes low cost of living, short commutes, and outstanding recreational opportunities.
For additional information, please visit
http://www.clarksburg.com/
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
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:
Tour of Duty
:
Primarily twelve hour night shift - however, subject to change, depending on! the needs of the service/medical center.
Major Responsibilities/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 Clini! cal Nursing Practice
~ Demonstrates knowledge of cardiac monit! oring 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 injecti! ons, B12 injections, etc.).
~ Triage for urgency of care in th! e 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.
Note:
Critical care experience is preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Please Note: Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
Please Note: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is a requirement for this position. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is a requirement for this position; however, if not current, must be able to attain such within thirty days of entering on duty.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT
~ Cardiovascular pharmacology class completion or the ability to complete such within one mon! th of entering on duty.
VA Nurse Qualification Standard
Basic Requirements
~
C
itizenship.
Citizen of the United States.
(Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.)
~ Graduation from School of Nursing
(a)
Graduate of a school of professional nursing
approved by the appropriate State agency, and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant.
[
NOTE:
See exception in subparagraph (b) below for candidates who are enrolled in a MSN Bridge Program.
]
1
.
The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), an accrediting arm of the National League for Nursing located at 61 Broadway, 33
rd
Floor, New York, New York 10006 or! call (800) 669-1656 extension 153
.
The NLNAC accred! its all levels of nursing programs.
Additional information may be obtained from the
NLNAC web site
;
or
2
.
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), an accrediting arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
The CCNE accredits bachelor's and master's degree programs, and is located at One Dupont Circle N.W., Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036 or call (202) 463-6930.
Additional information may be obtained from the
CCNE web site
.
(b)
The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing.
In these programs, students are given a certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX and should submit this certification to VA prior to appointment.
Stud! ents do not earn a BSN, but receive a MSN degree upon completion of course work.
A copy of the MSN transcript must be provided to VA.
Bridge programs that confer a masterÂ's degree also fully meet the education requirement, even though a BachelorÂ's Degree is not awarded.
(c)
In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active, and unrestricted registration (see paragraph 2a(3)) will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
~ Registration
(a)
Condition of Employment.
A registered nurse (RN) will have a current, full, active and unrestricted registration
as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the U.S. or in the District of Columbia.
The appointing official may waive this registration if the RN is to serve in a country other than the U.S. an! d the RN has registration in that country (e.g., Philippines).
! The RN must maintain a current, full, active and unrestricted registration to continue employment with VA.
(b)
Impaired Registration.
An impaired registration is a
ny registration(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status.
A registered nurse who has or ever had any such impairment to their registration as listed above may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions of chapter 3, section B, paragraph 15 of this part.
~ Education & Experience for Grades
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 bachelor's 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 e! xperience, or ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's 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.
~ English Language Proficiency.
RNs appointed to direct patient care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-6 NURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARD
http://www1.va.gov/vapubs/viewPublication.asp?Pub_ID=464&FType=2
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE DETAILED! , CLEAR, AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPE! RIENCE.
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
~ Physical Standards.
The physical requirements of this position include heavy lifting (45 lbs. and over), light carryin! g (15-44 pounds), straight pulling (2 hours), pushing (5 hours), reaching above shoulder, use of fingers (both hands required), walking (6 hours), standing (2 hours), kneeling (1 hour), repeated bending (6 hours), climbing (use of legs and arms - both legs required).
The mental/sensory requirements include the ability for rapid mental and muscular coordinator simultaneously, n
ear vision correctable at 13Â" to 16Â" to Jaeger 1 to4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other eye, ability to distinguish basic colors, ability to distinguish shades of colors, hearing (aid permitted), emotional stability, clear speech.
~ Environmental Factors.
The environment's pace can vary from steady to a sometimes fast pace, requiring handling of multiple priorities, frequent, sometimes intense patient/family interactions, and the ability to adapt to frequent changes in a sometimes noisy environment.
Other environmental f! actors include, but are not limited to, being outside or inside, excess! ive noise - intermittently, radiant energy, slippery or uneven walking surfaces, working around moving objects or vehicles, working with hands in water, working closely with others or alone, protracted or irregular hours of work, latex, exposure to communicable diseases.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form, as well as a letter from a regional office indicating the percentage of disability. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans i! n the application
checklist
or visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and all supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions
will
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 of! fer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more informa! tion please visit us at
http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
Successful completion of a two year probationary period required.
Relocation expenses are not
authorized for this position.
- .
If you were eligible to this vacancy, please give us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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This vacancy starts available on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:26:39 GMT
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