Registered Nurse (Specialty Care Clinics)
Location: Wichita Kansas
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is currently interviewing Registered Nurse (Specialty Care Clinics) right now, this position will be placed in Kansas. More details about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN)
885564
O
UR MISSION:
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To ca! re 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.
The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, Wichita, KS is seeking to fill a full time position for a Registered Nurse for the Specialty Care Clinic settings.
Salary range: Nurse I - $48,275 - $64,203/annum
Nurse II - $56,961 - $75,749/annum
Nurse III - $67,212 - $89,388/annum
NOTE:
Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and step of the applicant selected.
Tour of Duty: Clinic Hours, Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Covered
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule ! A excepted appointment authority.
Relocation Expen! ses:
Relocation expenses
are not authorized
for this position.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
DUTIES:
DUTIES include but are not limited to: providing provider support and meet patient care needs for approximately 200 patients per clinic setting. Clinic settings include ENT, Pain, GI, Ortho, etc. The RN will assess patient needs, review consults requests and provide documentation. The nurse also may manage transplants and coordinate patient care along with nursing procedures such as chemotherapy, dressing and catheter changes. The RN will be assisting in all clinic settings as required.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed ! when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
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). 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. 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. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA ! along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, A! ppendix G6)
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.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Nurse I, Level I - Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing - No experience required.
Nurse I, Level II - Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing + 1 year of experience OR an Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing AND a Bachelor's Degree in a related field OR Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Nurse I, Level III - Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing + 2-3 years of experience OR Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing and Bachelor's Degree in a related field + 1-2 years of experience OR BSN + 1-2 years experience OR Master's degree in Nursing or related field with a BSN or Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Nurse II - BSN + 2-3 years experience OR Associate's Degree o! r Diploma in Nursing and bachelor's degree in a related field + 2-3 years experience OR Master's Degree in Nursing or related field with BSN or Bachelor's degree in a related field + 1-2 years experience OR Doctoral Degree in Nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field.
Nurse III - Master's Degree in Nursing or related field with BSN or bachelor's degree in a related field + 2-3 years experience OR Doctoral Degree in Nursing or related field + 2-3 years experience.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
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 crit
eria are as follows:
Practi! ce: practice, ethics and resource utilization;
Professi! onal Development: performance, education/career development;
Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality;
Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research.
Reference:
VA Qualification Standards (Part II, Appendix G6 of VA Handbook 5005).
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. YOU MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT SO THAT YOUR EDUCATION CAN BE VERIFIED.
Physical requirements: The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching or similar activities; recurring lifting of moderately heavy items such as typewriters and record boxes; or occasional lifting of heavy items (over 50 lbs). The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above average agility and de! xterity.
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.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionna! ire in the section provided and 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. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application
checklist
or visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.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.
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://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp
.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
If you interested on this position just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This position starts available on: Fri, 03 May 2013 21:18:38 GMT
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