OPENS: 7/14/14 CLOSES: 7/28/14 ANNOUNCEMENT: 1166230 TOUR OF DUTY: This is a full-time position, rotating shifts PRIMARY DUTY LOCATION: Community Living Center 14B, Loch Raven, VA Maryland Health Care System, MD. INCENTIVES: Relocation Expenses, and/or recruitment/Relocation incentives are not authorized for this position. OVERVIEW: At least one position exists in the Community Living Center, 14B, (25-bed unit) Geriatrics Extended Care Service Line, at the Perry Point Medical Center. The nurse functions interdependently in carrying out the nursing process, nursing orders, policies and procedures as they relate to the patients plan of care. The nurse collaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary treatment team in planning, developing, and coordinating the care for the patients and their family. The nurse is accountable to the Nurse Manager. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: - Minimum two year’s professional nursing experience in Geriatrics and Extended Care is required. - BLS certification required. GRADE DETERMINATIONS: Experience as a RN will be evaluated by the Nurse Professional Standards Board 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. Reference: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G6 Nurse Qualification Standard. PLEASE NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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 Requirements: It is VA policy to ensure that all selected applicants and employed personnel are physically, mentally and emotionally fit to perform the duties of the position to which assigned. A pre-placement physical examination is required for all full-time, part-time and intermittent employees identified by VA Directive and Handbook 5019. The pre-placement physical examination shall be completed prior to appointment to determine the physical and mental fitness for candidates for appointment in VA. The examination will be concerned with the mental and physical ability of the applicant to satisfactorily perform the duties of the proposed assignment and will include requisite laboratory and other screening as required by Federal regulatory agencies. This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing, as a condition of employment. Veterans Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire 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 fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. NOTE: Applicants 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. All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the View Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Monday, July 28, 2014 to receive consideration. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s): •Resume Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants: •Cover Letter •DD-214 •OF-306 •Other (VA Form 10-2850a, Application for Nurses and Nurse Anesthetists) •Other Veterans Document VA Form 10-2850a - Application for Nurses and Nurse Anesthetists (Available va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-2850a-fill.pdf) OF 306 - Declaration of Federal Employment ( Available at opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf) Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information. Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents to your online application, follow the directions located at the following site: Fax Options. The Vacancy ID of the job opportunity announcement is 1166230. NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203-FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible. After we receive your complete application package (including all required documents), your qualifications will be reviewed and assigned an initial rating.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:03:57 +0000
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