• Open & closing dates
07/20/2022 to 12/30/2022
• Salary
$63,613 - $117,353 salary pay ranges will vary on the applicable pay scale for that specific duty location and/or assigned unit. refer to additional information below.
• Pay scale & grade
VN 00
• Help Locations
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Athens, GA Few vacancies
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Augusta, GA Many vacancies
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Statesboro, GA Few vacancies
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Aiken, SC Few vacancies
• Remote job
No
• Telework eligible
No
• Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
• Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
• Appointment type
Permanent -
• Work schedule
Full-time -
• Service
Excepted
• Promotion potential
None
• Job family (Series)
0610 Nurse
• Supervisory status
No
• Drug test
Yes
• Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
• Trust determination process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
• Announcement number
CBTB-11566691-22-KN
• Control number
666683900
Help Duties
• Medicine Rehabilitation
• RN provides quality rehabilitative care and training to Veterans with orthopedic conditions, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, neurological conditions, PTSD, and acute stress disorders for evaluation, rehabilitation, and follow-up care.
• Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
• Serves as the RN Team Leader for a team of patients with the support of a LPN and/or HT in the delivery of care for Veterans with spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders.
• Perform tracheostomy care, colostomy and bladder irrigations, transport of patients, application and removal of complex assistive/adaptive equipment, pressure injury/ulcer dressing changes.
• Provides complex care planning for Veterans with varying levels of spinal cord injuries (inclusive of Ventilator Dependent) and other neurological orders.
• Domiciliary
• Coordinates medical and behavioral care for MHRRTP residents for care both internal and external to the program, milieu management activities, oversight of LPN and NA activities, completing screenings for Veterans requesting to admit to MHRRTP, and providing administrative support when needed.
• Works in partnership with the patient to create a treatment plan, monitor progress, and provide support for the patient as need.
• Inpatient Mental Health (2G)/Outpatient:
• Evaluates the patient's progress towards the desired outcomes and revises the plan of care and interventions as necessary.
• Delivers safe basic care to assign patients while developing technical competency's.
• Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)/Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC):
• ASC/PACU pre and post-surgery care.
• Evaluates and assess patients pre and post-surgery care.
• Utilizes standards of care established for PACU.
• Operating Room:
• Utilizes a specialized Operating Room (OR) skill set in providing pre, during and post-surgery care.
• Intensive Care Unit/Critical Care Unit:
• Member of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Code Blue Team and is required to maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Provides after hours post-operative recovery care to patients, when appropriate.
• Provides critical care to both surgery and medical patient populations.
• Step Down Unit (SDU):
• Demonstrates accurate and timely documentation of patient care according to the Standards for ICU, Step-Down, Observation, and Acute patients.
• Provides intermediate level care to patients who require more frequent monitoring.
• Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT):
• Able to work in a team based model of care of healthcare professionals.
• Coordinates with other professionals as needed. * fast paced outpatient environment *
• Medicine/Surgery Clinic:
• Utilizes a patient and family centered approach, manage and coordinate high risk patient care in collaboration with Primary Care licensed independent providers, Care Managers, specialists, and other supportive disciplines through referral.
• Provide disease specific intense management of illness exacerbation and progression through use of evidentiary standards of care.
• Nurse of the Day (NOD):
• The Nursing Officer of the Day (NOD) is responsible for the management of patient flow, patient staffing and critical problem solving in lieu of Associate Director Patient Care during non-administrative hours, weekend and holidays.
• Uses past experience as ICU/ED Charge Nurse/Management official to provide oversight and decision making.
• Blind Rehabilitation:
• RN provides quality rehabilitative care and training to Veterans with orthopedic conditions, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, neurological conditions, PTSD, and acute stress disorders for evaluation, rehabilitation, and follow-up care.
• Community Living Center (CLC)
• The RN will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively apply all aspects of the nursing process. This enables the RN to effectively implement health promotion health promotion and prevention interventions. families.
• Complete patient assessments; admission assessments, discharge plans, verify orders; complete chart reviews; and administer medications.
• Med/Surg:
• Considers all characteristics of the individual, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences.
• Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs to provide nursing care to a diverse patient population as staffing and patient acuity needs arise.
• Emergency Department:
• Incumbent is responsible for working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team and discuss concerns and issues of an ED patient with patient and family.
• Incumbent develops realistic and measurable outcomes for identified patient needs and evaluates patient's progress toward outcomes and revises plan of care when appropriate.
Help Requirements Conditions of Employment
• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
Qualifications
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Basic Requirements :
• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• 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 Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing ( ACEN ) 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. OR 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, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
• 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.
Preferred Experience to the specific unit/area:
• Medicine Rehabilitation
• Obtain ADN/BSN
• Minimum 2 years rehab or med/surg experience within last 5 years
• Must be able to perform Prevention and Management of Disruptive (PMDB)
• Spinal Cord Injury (SCI):
• Obtain BSN
• Domiciliary:
• Obtain ADN/BSN
• Minimum 2 years Psych experience within last 5 years
• Must be able to perform Prevention and Management of Disruptive (PMDB)
• Inpatient Mental Health (2G):
• Obtain ADN/BSN
• Minimum 2 years Psych experience within last 5 years
• Must be able to perform Prevention and Management of Disruptive (PMDB)
• Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)/Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC):
• Obtain BSN, MSN highly preferred
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of Med/Surg, ICU/CCU, ED or Primary Care experience
• Operating Room:
• ObtainBSN; Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) Preferred
• Minimum 1 - 3 years in the operating room
• Must be proficient with scrubbing and circulating
• Must be proficient with Excel and Word applications
• Surgery Clinic:
• Must be proficient with computerized charting & Excel Spreadsheets
• Obtain BSN; MSN highly preferred
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of Med/Surg, ICU/CCU, ED or Primary Care experience
• Intensive Care Unit/Critical Care Unit:
• ACLS required or by the end of orientation period
• One year of Critical Care experience preferred
• Step Down Unit (SDU):
• 1 year of EKG interpretation experience
• BLS required
• ACLS before the end of orientation period
• Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT):
• Must be proficient with computerized charting & Excel Spreadsheets
• ADN/BSN
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of Med/Surg, ICU/CCU, ED or Primary Care experience
• Medicine Clinic:
• Obtain ADN/BSN
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of Med/Surg, ICU/CCU, ED or Primary Care experience
• Nurse of the Day (NOD)
• 3-5 years house supervisory experience with ICU/ED background
• ICU/ED
• Charge Nurse or Management experience preferred.
• ACLS/BLS required
• Community Living Center (CLC):
• Long Term Care and Rehabilitation experience
• Mental Health Outpatient Clinic (MHC):
• Obtain BSN, MSN highly preferred
• Minimum 2 years psych experience or primary care experience within last 5 years
• Must be able to perform Prevention and Management of Disruptive (PMDB)
• Med/Surg:
• Obtain BSN preferred
• Blind Rehabilitation:
• Obtain ADN/BSN
• Minimum 2 years rehab or med/surg experience with last 5 years
• Must be able to perform Prevention and Management of Disruptive (PMDB)
Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade:
• Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
• Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience.
• Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience.
• Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
• Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience.
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Physical Requirements: Heavy Lifting (45 lbs and over); Heavy Carrying (45 lbs and over); Straight Pulling (6 hours); Pushing (6-10 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (6-10 hours); Standing (6-10 hours); Kneeling (1 hour); Repeated bending (4 hours); Both legs required; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16"; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid permitted).
Education
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
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: http://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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html .
Additional information
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards
Work Schedule: TOD will vary on the applicable duty location and/or position selected for. Work schedule will be determined by the department needs and availability.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
EDRP Authorized : Contact: Remell Wilson: remell.wilson@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Salary Pay Ranges for the applicable positions duty location or unit:
• RN (Nurse of the Day):
• Minimum Salary $66,486 - Maximum Salary $122,653
• RN (Spinal Cord Injury), (Emergency Department), (Critical Care Unit):
• Minimum Salary $64,550 - Maximum Salary $111,651
• All other RN positions/duty locations (Augusta, GA; Aiken, SC; Athens, GA; Statesboro, GA):
• Minimum Salary $63,613 - Maximum Salary $117,353
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application .
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