Nurse Practitioner
Location: Temple, Texas
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is at present recruited Nurse Practitioner right now, this vacancy will be situated in Texas. More complete informations about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 861442
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System is recruiting for a Nurse Practitioner in Temple, Texas.
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?
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
The incumbent for this position may be eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduction Program. Please contact Human Resources at this medical center and speak with the Education Debt Reduction Program Coordinator for additional information.
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:
Central! Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) is one of the larg! est integrated health care systems in the Department of Veterans Affairs and includes facilities in Temple, Waco, and Austin, TX. Community-Based Outpatient Clinics are located in Brownwood, Cedar Park, Palestine, and Bryan-College Station. TEXAS HAS NO STATE TAXES!
The Nurse Practitioner is assigned to Psychiatry Service at CTVHCS. The duties are as follows:
- Performs initial and follow-up history and physical examinations consultations on inpatients and outpatients.
- Orders laboratory tests, x-rays, EKGÂ's and comparable diagnostic procedures.
- May complete discharge summaries.
- Reviews referrals to residential care for medical appropriateness.
- Serves as the physician extender representative of the residential care screening committee.
- Provides education and counseling of patients and family in preventative care, medical conditions and use of prescribed treatment and drugs.
- All progress notes, co! nsultation requests, reports of histories and physicals, and summaries written by the NP will clearly identify him/her as Nurse Practitioner.
- May prescribe any medications included on the formulary of his/her supervising physician except for certain controlled substances.
- The prescribing practices of the NP will be reviewed by the supervising physician.
This position may also be filled as a Physician Assistant, but only one position will be filled.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Must be a citizen of the United States.
Must have be a 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 Leagu! e for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Colle! giate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Must have 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. 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.
Must be proficient in spoken and written English.
Must possess a master's degree from a program accredited by the NLNAC or CCNE.
Must be licensed or otherwise recognized as a nurse practitioner in a state.
Must have prescriptive authority through the State in which licensed.
Must maintain full and current certification as a nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Association or another nationally recognized certifying body. (The certification must be in the specialty to which the individual is bei! ng appointed or selected.)
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 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.
Education/Experience Requirements:
Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of experience, or ADN or Diplom! a in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximatel! y 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.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
Prior experience in mental Health.
Prefer to have national certification in in Adult Psychiatry-Mental Health.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
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
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: A pre-placement exam is required prior to emp! loyment.
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.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applica! nts 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 application, 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://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.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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This vacancy starts available on: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:56:58 GMT