Registered Nurse - Primary Care Services
Location: East Point Georgia
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is employing Registered Nurse - Primary Care Services right now, this job will be placed in Georgia. More complete informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 725063
Applications submitted may be considered for "current" and "future" positions within the Primary Care Service Line as they become available.
Locations of the Community Based Outpatient Clinics are as follows:
Blairsville - 1249 Hwy. 515 East, Suite 100, Blairsville, GA 30512 (This CBOC is located outside of the Atlanta locality area)
Carrollton - 180 Martin Drive, Carrollton, GA 30117
Decatur Clinic - 755 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA, 30033
East Point - 1513 Cleveland Avenue, #300 (Buggy Works Office Park), East Point, GA 30344
Lawrenceville - 1970 Riverside Parkway NW, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Northeast Georgia/ Oakwood - 3931 Munday Mill Road, Oakwood, GA 30566
Newnan - 39-A Oak Hill Court, Newnan, GA 30265
Rome Outreach Clinic - 30 Chateau Drive, SE, Rome, GA 30161 (This clinic is located outside of the Atlanta locality area)
Austell - 2041 Mesa Valley Way, Ste. 185, Austell, GA 30106
Stockbridge - 175 Medical Blvd, Stockbridge, GA 30281
The operating hours of most Primary Care Clinics are M-F, 8:00am - 4:00pm.
The Rome Outreach and Gold Clinics are open M, T, Th, F from 7:30am - 6:00pm
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
Click here for information about the Atlanta VAMC, go to http://www.atlanta.va.gov/ . For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/ .
As a VA professional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship required
2 years recent clinical RN experience required
BSN preferred
Experience in respective area preferred
DUTIES:
The Staff Nurse, Primary Care Service Line, applies the nursing process to systems at the unit/team/work group level to improve care. Demonstrates leadership by involving others in improving care. Initiates/participates in quality improvement activities that result in approved outcomes. Evaluates practice of self and others using professional standards, relevant statutes, and regulations. Takes action to improve performance. Acquires knowledge and skills to maintain expertise in area of practice. Participates in educational activities to improve clinical knowledge and enhance role performance. Supports and enhances client self-determination. Serves as resource for clients and staff in addressing ethical issues. Uses a body of research to validate and/or change work group practice. Identifies and assesses resource utilization and safety issues, taking appropriate action. Educates colleagues and/or students and serves as a preceptor and/or mentor. Uses the group process to identify, analyze and resolve care problems. Responsible to the Nurse Manager, Service Line Designee, or other nursing management with practice accountability to the Associate Director for Patient/Nursing Services. May supervise other RNÂ's, LPNÂ's, NAÂ's and technicians as assigned.
Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed.
Salary will be determined by the facility Nurse Professional Standards Board (NPSB) and will be based on education and experience.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Citizen of the United States. 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 National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia . 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. Must be proficient in spoken and written English .
Applicant'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. Experience as a 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. The criteria are as follows: Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization, Professional Development: performance, education/career development, Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality, Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research. Education/Experience Requirements:
Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, no experience. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and no experience; or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and no experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of experience, or an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of experience; or a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of experience, or a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of experience, or ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelors degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years experience or a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years experience, or a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no experience. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and approximately 2-3 years experience.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-6 NURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARD http://www1.va.gov/vapubs/viewPublication.asp?Pub_ID=464&FType=2
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx .
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé 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 question 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.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www4.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp .
OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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This job starts available on: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:30:27 GMT
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