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Fort Riley
Nurse (Clinical/LABOR/DELIVERY, MED/SURG, EMERGENCY), GS-0610-10
Job Location: Fort Riley, KS
Closing Date:
June 23, 2008
Salary:
$49,600 - $64,482 Annual
Place of Work:
MEDDAC, DCHS, Nursing Opns, Labor and Delivery, MED/SURG, EMS\Fort Riley, KS
Position Status:
Temporary Position Not to Exceed: 1 year -- Intermittent
Number of Vacancy:
07
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Duties:
As a charge nurse, performs a variety of administrative/floor duties as an extension and in support of the head nurse. Provides comprehensive nursing care to patients in one or more (med/surg, ob/gyn, emergency room). Makes nursing care assignments to various skill levels of professional and nonprofessional personnel. Inputs and accesses patient data using Composite Health Care System computer terminal. Inputs patient acuities into the Workload Management System for Nurses. Ensures appropriate patient education occurs during the shift and that the appropriate responses to patient emergencies are made. Verifies and annotates all physician's orders written during the shift. Reviews and revises nursing care plans as needed. Provides comprehensive nursing care to patients based on physician's medical care plan and the physical, mental and emotional needs of the patient.
About the Position:
Resumes received by the first cut-off date will be considered first. Other cut-offs will be established when vacancies occur.
This position is located at Irwin Army Community Hospital, Caisson Hill Road (Main Post), Fort Riley, KS.
This job provides the opportunity to serve as a Intermittent Nurse and provide various nursing care to patients in one or more of the areas in the hospital (LABOR/DELIVERY, MED/SURG or Emergency Room). You may be placed in one of the areas or float. An intermittent work schedule requires employees to work on an irregular basis for which there is no prearranged tour of duty.
NOTE:
Superior qualification pay may be paid based on the specialized experience an applicant possesses.
Who May Apply:
All U. S. citizens and Nationals with allegiance to the United States.
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
Qualifications:
General Schedule
- COME TO FORT RILEY AND HELP CARE FOR AMERICA’S SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION: Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant. REGISTRATION: Applicants must have active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the Basic Requirements, applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level. Specialized experience is further defined as experience with professional nursing care principles, practices and procedures to make nursing care assignments to personnel, monitor and proviced patient care in labor/delivery, med/surg or emergency room settings, operate specialized medical equipment or other work typically in or related to the position being filled. **OR Completion of 2 1/2 years of progressively higher level graduate education. Graduate-level education must have been in nursing with a concentration in a field of nursing (e.g., teaching, a clinical specialty, research, administration, etc.) or closely related non-nursing field directly applicable to the requirements of the position to be filled.
- The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.
- Education can be substituted for experience. Review the qualification requirements for specific information.
- Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Other Information:
- To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.
- Multiple positions will be filled from this announcement.
- May require shift work and/or work on rotating shifts to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays and in other situations.
- The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/fas/staffing/pdf/rem_ann.pdf
- Schedule tour of duty will require evenings, weekends and holiday work hours.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- More information on Army Civilian Nurse Titles is available on https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=nurse
- This position is a temporary position and may be extended in one year increments up to a maximum of two years.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses are not authorized.
Other Requirements:
- Personnel security investigation required.
- A medical examination is required.
- Immunization screening is required.
- Child Care Criminal History background checks may be required prior to movement to position.
- Must comply with Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.
- Must provide documents for credentialing for health care positions.
- For Registered Nurse positions, applicants must have active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the United States.
- License/Certification: Registered Nurse License/BLS Cert.
- All Health Care Providers must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) Training and certification Current Advanced Life Support of other advanced certification does not supersede BLS completion.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
- Position requires employee to wear a uniform and/or protective clothing.
- Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 180 days beyond the closing date of this announcement.
- Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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