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Administrative Medicine is seeking a highly qualified Nurse Practitioner for the Employee Health Unit Call Center.
06/30/2020 to 07/06/2020
$75,013 - $128,488 per year
VN 00
No
Not required
No
Temporary - 1 Year (may be extended to 9/30/2021)
Full-Time
Excepted
00
No
Yes
CAZS-10852820-20-KR
572194400
The NP is primarily assigned to follow established guidelines to provide and coordinate health care to asymptomatic and symptomatic employees that present COVID-19 issues. NP will provide screening, tracing and tracking of asymptomatic and symptomatic employees. The NP will document timely, appropriately, and effectively in the medical record; ensure the employee's care plan contains medical recommendations for clinically indicated care; and communicate plans of care to employee. The NP performs nursing assessments; triages over the phone; evaluates patient's progress or lack of progress toward achieving goals. NP will collaborate with Infectious Disease to correctly identify and complete contact Tracing. The NP will implement EHU operations management processes, as appropriate, under the direction of the Administrative Medicine Chief. This position is a day tour; 40 work hours per week and on-call nights. License and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner required and experience preferred. These are the major duties, however other duties may be assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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.
Annual leave shall accrue for full-time Nurses, and Nurse Anesthetists at the rate of 8 hours for each full biweekly pay period.
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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.
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IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: Candidate'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. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
Experience as an 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.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
REQUIRED - Résumé/ CV: You are encouraged to build your resume using Resume Builder on the USAJobs.gov website, but if you choose to submit your own resume, it must include the same information: current/prior Federal service information, education information, current/prior employment which includes job title, detailed description of duties and responsibilities, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and telephone number, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), hours worked per week, and salary. Please indicate whether your supervisor(s) can be contacted. Failure to include the required information on your resume may result in loss of consideration due to the inability to determine eligibility and/or qualifications.
REQUIRED - VA Form 10-2850a - Application for Nurses and Nurse Anesthetists can be found at: http://www.va.gov/vaforms/search_action.asp?FormNo=2850&tkey=&Action=Search.
REQUIRED: TRANSCRIPTS: Unofficial copy of your transcript showing conferred degree. An official, sealed copy of your transcript from your educational institution will be required upon selection. Do not submit a copy of your diploma, as it will not be considered in lieu of transcripts.
REQUIRED: SF-50 (if applicable): If you are a current federal employee, you MUST submit your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that shows your position information, including tenure, type of appointment (competitive/excepted), grade and step. DO NOT submit award SF-50s, as they do not contain the information required to assess eligibility. You may need to submit multiple SF-50's to prove your eligibility (i.e. Original Appointment SF-50 and Resignation SF-50 to show time-in-grade).
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please use this checklist to ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and 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 Veteran Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.
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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/06/2020 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10852820.
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