Registered Nurse (GI)
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is currently interviewing Registered Nurse (GI) right now, this career will be assigned in Texas. Detailed specification about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN)
907736
O
UR MISSION:
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.
VA TEXAS VALLEY COASTAL BEND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
The VATVCBHCS is comprised of the Corpus Christi Outpatient Clinic (CCOPC), Corpus Christi Specialty Clinic (CCOPC-S), Harlingen Outpatient Clinic (HOPC), Health Care Center at Harlingen (HCC), Laredo Outpatient Clinic (LOPC), and McAllen Outpatient Clinic (MCOPC). The VATVCBHCS is a virtual health care system providing secondary and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and rehabilitation medicine. The VATVCBHCS also operates a 100-patient Home Based Primary Care program and a 200-patient Care Coordination Home Tele-Health Program. Through the utilization of 2 complex inpatient/emergency department contracts, approximately 1600 inpatient admission and 1200 ER visits are managed by VATVCBHCS. Affiliated with the University of Texas Regional Academic Health Campus, the system! has an active ambulatory care program and serves as a teachin! g and training site for medical residents. The VATVCBHCS is responsible for an enrollee population of over 30,000 veterans and 25,000 outpatient visits annually.
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.
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 Expenses:
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
Licensure, Certification or Registration required
DUTIES:
*** Bargaining Position ***
You will be assigned as the Registered Nurse at the Specialty Clinics (Endoscopy Suite) with the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VATVCBHCS). You will use the nursing process and evidence-based practice to collaborate with the teamlet and larger team to meet patient care needs. You will provide patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patient's goals. You will provide care to patients receiving moderate sedation appropriately ensuring patient safety and taking appropriate action when adverse events occur. Other duties include, but are not limited to:
Assist with endoscopy procedures competently to ensure positive patient outcomes;
Provide IV access and therapy according to policy and procedure;
Provide nursing support to PASS clinic: appropriately complete PASS notes, review and ensure needed tests pre-procedure are ! completed, and complete pro-procedure checklist;
Provide writt! en instructions in PASS clinic and post procedure to patient ensuring patient and/or care giver understanding;
Triage and apply a collaborative team approach in identifying, analyzing, and resolving patient care problems;
Provide nursing support to specialty clinics on occasion.
Work Schedule: 8:00 - 4:30 p.m.; Alternate schedules may be necessary to meet the needs of the organization.
EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
2 - 3 years of GI lab/endoscopy suite experience preferred
ACLS
Strong computer skills highly desired
Reusable Medical Equipment (RME) and Sterile Processing knowledge
Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
Customer service/patient centered care/collaborate team approach experience
***RELOCATION EXPENSES AND/OR INCENTIVES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED***
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.
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required
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 shoul! d submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX t! o the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix 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:
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 Nurs! ing 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.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/group-stds/index-Group.asp
or
http://www.va.gov/ohrm/joblistings/VAQualStds.doc
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.
Physical Requirements:
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 obje! cts 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.
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 applic! ation
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 competitiv! e status.
You must submit all required information by the closing date. If materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible.
This position will be filled on a full-time permanent basis. Upon completing any required probationary period, the position will be permanent.
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If you were eligible to this career, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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