Registered Nurse (IVTT)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Description: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration is at present looking to employ Registered Nurse (IVTT) right now, this position will be dwelled in Alabama. More details about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions.
The Birmingham VA Medical Center is recruiting for one Registered Nurse to work in Patient Care Service (IV Therapy Team). The Registered Nurse serves as a subject matter expert in appropriate periphera l access and appropriate peripherally placed central access. Duties include (but are not limited to):Daily rounding on PICC lines to assess dressing changes, line patency, and patient concerns.
- Collect data related to consults received and enter data into the department database.
- Place, care and manage peripherally inserted central catheters; care and manage venous access devices; obtain arterial blood gases; venipuncture for the purpose of placing peripheral IV's;
- Perform venipuncture/phlebotomy/blood cultures and coordinate/ participate in morning lab collections.
- Utilize various software programs including but not limited to Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), Inpatient Evaluation Center (IPEC), Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.
- Communicates and interact appropriately and courteously with all internal and external customers.
- Ensure hi s/her actions contribute to a mode of continued accreditation readiness regarding Joint Commission (TJC), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), VA surveyors, Laboratory College of American Pathologists (CAP), and other survey teams.
- Consistently protects printed and electronic files containing sensitive data in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws, federal regulations, statues and policy, and VHA policy.
- United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- 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 Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursi ng (ACEN) 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. OR 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 should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a gradua te professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
Preferred Experience:
- Minimum one (1) year IV Therapy experience
- Demonstrated excellence of physical assessment skills
- Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to be dependable, self-directed, and flexible
Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade:
- Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
- Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience.
- Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience.
- Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
- Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree.
Physical Requirements: Satisfactory physical examination as determined by the Employee Health Unit upon appointment only.
The population of male and female veterans served ranges from the adult, age 18, to the elderly adult, age 65 and over. The VA Medical Center is a major interdisciplinary teaching facility, serving medical, surgical, and neurological inpatients and outpatients. There is a large outpatient psychiatric population, with admissions for medical co-morbidities. This position requires visual acuity (glasses permitted), keen hearing (hearing aid permitted ), clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking (up to 8 hours), standing (up to 8 hours), stooping, sitting, bending (up to 8 hours), pulling, and pushing. Light lifting under 15 lbs. Light carrying 15-44 lbs. 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. Use of rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. 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. VA facilities must make reasonable accommodation for the physical or mental limitations of an applicant or employ ee who is a qualified person with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the department or agency.
VA facilities must make reasonable accommodation for the physical or mental limitations of an applicant or employee who is a qualified person with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the department or agency
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Required. VA Form 10-2850a - Application for Nurses and Nurse Anesthetists. Application must be signed and dated within 12 months. The application must contain updated information, i.e., licensure expiration dates. If you cannot sign the form electronically, complete it, print it, sign it, and upload per the instructions in the vacancy announcement. Do not submit outdated applications. (Available at http://www.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-2850a-091998-fill.pdf).
Résumé/ CV. Your resume or CV You are encouraged to build your resume using the Resume Builder on www.USAJobs.gov website, but if you choose to use your own résumé, then you must describe your job-related qualifications that include beginning and ending dates for paid and non-paid work experience, hours worked per week, month and year of employment for each job title listed. Be sure that your resume addresses your work experience in detail. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Required. SF 50-If you are a current or former federal employee, you must submit your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action). This is the most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status (for example, you were a career or a career-conditional employee) and identifies your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). Failure to provide this requested & required document may result in your application being rated as Ineligible due to not providing requested & required supporting documentation. A Cash Award SF-50 will NOT be accepted in meeting this requirement, as this SF-50 normally does not provide all information needed in making a qualifications determination.
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, etc.
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