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Fort Riley
Supv Nurse (Clinical/Med-Surg HN), YJ-0610-2
Job Location: Fort Riley, KS
Closing Date:
June 02, 2008
Salary:
$64,678 - $84,913 Annual
Place of Work:
MEDDAC, Caisson Hill, Fort Riley, KS
Position Status:
This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time
Number of Vacancy:
01
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NSPS Position:
This position is covered by the National Security Personnel System. For more information on NSPS, please visit the website at http://www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps/index.html.
Duties:
Performs comprehensive professional nursing duties in the capacity as Head Nurse with assigned responsibility for operational management of all nursing services provided in a hospital ward of a military treatment facility. Performs management and supervision over nursing service personnel in their performance of professional, paraprofessional and support assignments. Ensures nursing care is implemented IAW clinical, medical, medico-legal, requirements, nursing standards, policies and regulatory controls and protocols. Consults with the Chief, Nursing Operations regarding nursing activities, changes in policies, protocols, nursing services and administrative activities affecting day-to-day nursing operations. Serves as immediate supervisor/rater for military and civilian nurses, para-professional and administrative personnel assigned to the unit. Gives advice, counsel or instruction to employees on both technical and administrative matters.
About the Position:
Shift Work Required.
Superior Qualifications Pay and/or Recruitment Incentive may be paid based on specialized experience applicants possess.
Inclement weather essential position.
Who May Apply:
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
- All U. S. citizens and Nationals with allegiance to the United States.
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
Qualifications:
General Schedule
BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. 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.
B. Registration: Applicants must have active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, DC, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the US.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, applicant must possess one year of specialized experience which equipped the applicant with professional knowledge of nursing principles, practices and processes to direct and manage nursing services for an entire ward during the assigned shift, and to serve as a nurse consultant for health care providers, professional, and paraprofessional nursing personnel assigned to the ward. Ability, as gained from extensive nursing experience and advanced level assignments, to resolve problem situations without compromise to the patient, visitor, staff and their families. Skill in written and oral communication to give organized meaningful and understandable information presentations to hospital officials, medical staff, patients and their families. Ability to supervise and carry out personnel management duties and responsibilities.
OR
EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: 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.
Regardless of the method that is used to apply, applicants must provide the following information:
1. Position and job announcement number (MD-DHL-08-1133).
2. Social security number.
3. Full name, mailing address and day and evening phone numbers.
4. Country of citizenship.
5. Complete dates (month, day, year, hours per week) of any current or previous employment with a complete description of the duties you performed.
6. If ever employed by the Federal Government, please state the highest grade held, job series, and dates of employment in grade.
7. Nursing degree received and the school received from.
8. Reference the state in which currently and actively licensed as a Registered Nurse
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- 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.
- Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualification, education, experience, training, and availability of funds.
- 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
- Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at the next lower pay band or equivalent under the General Schedule (GS) or other pay systems.
- Quality of experience relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background and recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must have the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level.
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.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- One-year supervisory probationary period required.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
- You must include the announcement number on your application.
- Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted.
- 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.
- One year trial/probationary period may be required.
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You will need to click on Employment. This will bring up a new page. Click on Build a Resume, complete and submit.
Next, click on Search for Jobs. You can search again to find a vacancy you would like to apply for or, you can go to the bottom on the Vacancy Announcement Job Board page and put the following Announcement Number in the Announcement field.
Announcement Number: MD-DHL-08-1133
Then click on the announcement number link and scroll down to the bottom of the vacancy to How to Apply and follow the directions.
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