**THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLED**
Honor Americas Veterans by providing exceptional care that improves their health and well-being.
Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 919336
Be a member of our team providing compassionate health care to veterans. We are an employer of choice and a center of excellence in patient care, education, and research. We value trust, respect, commitment, compassion, and excellence; we value you. Go to http://www.va.gov for more information.
The Providence VA Medical Center, located in downtown Providence, RI provides opportunity for urban and/or rural living with an easy commute. RI, the Ocean State, is known for its scenic shoreline, offering sandy beaches, and quaint villages as well as, the opulent mansions of Newport, the sailing capitol of the world. Providence is located between Boston and New York City with excellent transportation facilities in both directions. Educational opportunities abound with Ivy League, private and public universities throughout the compact New England area.
The Medical Center delivers a broad range of services including general medicine, surgical and psychiatric inpatient facilities, fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). The Medical Center includes a vibrant research program and is affiliated with the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy. The Center also operates three (3) Community Based Outpatient Clinics in New Bedford, Hyannis, MA and Middletown, RI as well as three (3) Vet Centers.
This Registered Nurse position is located in Nursing Service at the Medical Center and is a bargaining unit position.
Applicants education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board to determine the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary will be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
This is a permanent part-time position. The work schedule is: Nights, 65 hours per pay period (a pay period is two weeks).
Special Employment Considerations: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
- KEY REQUIREMENTS
- U.S. Citizenship
- Full unrestricted Registered Nurse Licensure
- Subject to a background/suitability investigation
- Must pass a pre-employment physical examination
- Designated and random drug testing may be required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification Required
- Cares for emergent and non-emergent patients.
- Performs advanced cardiac monitoring.
- Identifies and manages life-sustaining physiologic functions in unstable patients.
- Has the ability to make quick and accurate assessments to include both physical and mental conditions.
- Possess knowledge of normal VS. abnormal findings and reporting abnormal findings as warranted.
- Utilizes critical thinking to intervene with appropriate intervention for urgent/emergent care.
- Cares for acute and chronically ill patients
- Possess phlebotomy, and basic IV and central line skills.
(From VHA Qualification Standards)
Basic Requirements:
- Graduate of a state approved, National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)/Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited school of Nursing.
- Active, current, full and unrestricted Registered Nurse License.
- Registered Nurses appointed to direct patient care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by United States Code 7402 (d) and 7407 (d).
Preferred Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing or a field related to nursing.
- Minimum of 2 years of progressive medical/surgical experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Knowledge of hemodynamics.
- Minimum of two years Telemetry/Stepdown experience.
- Prior ICU experience a plus!
- Demonstrated ability to be self-directed.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in problem solving and decision making.
- Experience using an Electronic Medical Record.
- Highly-motivated, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, dependable and flexible individual with a positive attitude.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with patients/families and with an interdisciplinary team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to apply the nursing process to clinical practice.
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, bending, pulling, pushing, and sitting at a keyboard. 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 and able to manage work activities in a highly technological integrated work environment.
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We may not make assumptions regarding your experience.
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. Applicants must, therefore, 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.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx 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.***
Reference: VA Qualification Standards (Handbook 5005) is available in the local Human Resources Office. http://www.va.gov/ohrm/joblistings/VAQualStds.doc.
Additional Requirements/Information:
Subject to satisfactory completion of our credentialing process.
Selectee will be presented to a peer review board to determine final grade and salary
Position does not confer competitive status
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/)
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 DD-214(s) showing all dates of service as well as character of service (honorable, general, etc.) Additionally, veterans with service-connected disability of 10% or more must also submit a copy of their official statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying their service-connected disability and/or their receipt of compensation for service-connected disability.
Veterans with service-connected disability of less than 10%, nonservice-connected disability, and Purple Heart recipients, as-well-as those claiming derived preference for a spouse, widow, widower, or natural mother, should refer to and submit a completed SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and required documentation with your application material.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:Your application, resume 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 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.
An incomplete application will receive a rating of IFM (ineligible due to missing forms). Requests for reconsideration will not be considered for applicants who fail to submit a complete application package. We cannot be held responsible for incompatible software or fax transmissions.
Country: USA, State: Rhode Island, City: Providence, Company: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.
