Registered Nurse
Location: Prescott Arizona
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is employing Registered Nurse right now, this occupation will be placed in Arizona. More details about this occupation opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 768211
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "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?
As a VA professional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
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
Full unrestricted Licensure, Cert! ification, 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:
As a Staff Nurse you will provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to ill and injured veterans. Duties include documenting observations, assessments, and changes in patient's condition; collaborating with health team members to facilitate positive patient care outcomes; providing a full range of nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavior problems; and accountable for meeting and maintaining the qualification standards and functional statements of assigned grade. Our facility is seeking individuals who possess good organizational skills which enable completion of work, a demonstrated ability to assume leadership in a patient centered program, and the abili! ty to establish effective communication with patients, families, visitors and members of the interdisciplinary team.
Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed.
Tour of Duty: Days, weekends, evenings and nights. 8, 10 and/or 12 hour shifts.
NOTE: Salary displayed on announcement is for full time employment. Intermittent salary will be prorated according to hours actually worked. Intermittent employees may not be scheduled for employment which will exceed 1300 hours of full-time employment during a service year.
This is a non-bargaining unit position.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Basic Requirements
(1)
Citizenship.
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.)
(2)
Graduation from
School
o! f
Nursing
(a)
Graduate of a school of profes! sional 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 accredits 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 ba! chelors and masters 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.
Students 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 De! gree is not awarded.
(c)]
In cases of graduates of fo! reign 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.
NOTE:
Most individuals admitted as permanent residents or adjusting to permanent resident status as registered nurses on or after
December 14, 1998
, for the purpose of working as a registered nurse, must meet the certification requirements in Section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (Pub. L. 104-208,
September 30, 1996
).
This certification involves a review of the alienÂ's education, training, license(s), and experience, verification that the alien possess an acceptable level of competence in written and oral English, and a requirement that the individual has passed either the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) Qualifying Examination ! or the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. examination, the NCLEX-RN.
For additional information see Pub. L. 104-208, 63 Federal Register 55007-55012, dated
October 14, 1998
, and the
CGFNS web site
.
(3)
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.
and 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 Re! gistration.
An impaired registration is a
ny registra! tion(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.
(4)
Physical Standards.
See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
(5)
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).
(6) An active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
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 re! gard 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 A! DN 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.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPE! RIENCE.
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
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 applica! tion, 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 compe! titive status.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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