Nurse Assistant
Location: Fort Harrison Montana
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is employing Nurse Assistant right now, this position will be placed in Montana. For complete informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN)
948149 (Please include this number on all faxed documents).
OUR MISSION:
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.
The VA Montana Health Care System provides a VA presence in every major city in the state through a series of community based clinics, a community living center, and an acute care medical center.
Fort Harrison (Helena) is a 48-bed acute care, medical-surgical facility that offers a broad range of acute, chronic, and specialized inpatient and outpatient services for both male and female veterans. Specialty care includes internal medicine, gerontology, neurology, dermatology, cardiology, palliative care, pain management, medical oncology, surgery (general, vascular, laparoscopic, endoscopic), urology, orthopedics, plastic, ophthalmology, ENT, podiatry, gynecology, chiropractic care, psychiatry (including outpatient substance abuse treatment and PTSD and MST specific care), and ambulatory care (primary care). Radiology Se! rvice provides a broad range of diagnostic and interventional ! care provided on a full time basis. Pathology Services are available on site also provided on a full time basis. Telemedicine services are available for psychiatry, radiology, gynecology, primary care, ophthalmology and tele-home health. The 24-bed inpatient mental health facility serves patients needing treatment for PTSD, Substance Abuse and Acute Care.
A 30-bed Community Living Center (CLC) that provides general and ventilator dependent care is located in Miles City. Primary care is provided at Anaconda, Billings, Bozeman, Cutbank, Glasgow, Glendive, Great Falls, Havre, Kalispell, Lewistown, Miles City, and Missoula. Primary Care Telehealth Outreach Clinics are located in Hamilton and Plentywood. Staff and contract specialists visit the clinics regularly and provide access to specialty care as needed.
Montana is the fourth largest state geographically and has one of the largest per capita veteran populations. To augment mental health services in the out! based clinics, VA Montana Health Care System contracted mental health care outside Lewis and Clark County (location of Fort Harrison) to reduce veteran travel. This allowed the VA to provide for local care while maximizing funding in rural areas without making the veteran travel.
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions 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. 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. For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to
http://www.vaca! reers.va.gov/
Note:
The full performance level of t! his vacancy is
GS 5.
The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of
GS 3
to GS 5. The Professional Standards Board (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidateÂ's education and experience and recommend the grade and step at which the candidate will be placed. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.
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.
Relocation Expenses:
Relocation expenses
are not
authorized for this position.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Must pass pre-employment examination
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required
Background and-or Security Investigation required
The incumbent performs basic nursing care to patients at the VA Montana Healthcare Systemon the Medical/Acute Psych floor.
Treatment duties include measuring and recording intake and output; performing glucometer testing; and taking, recording, and reporting vital signs.
Personal care nursing duties involve assisting patients with activities of daily living; accompanying patients to other departments such as medical appointments; observing and reporting adverse changes in patientsÂ' conditions; recognizing respiratory and/or cardiac arrest and initiating CPR. The incumbent will function as a care team member providing supportive assistance to the nursing staff.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
.
QUALIFICATIONS
:
Applicants must ! meet the Qualification Standards as outlinedby OPM and VA Handbook 5005! .
GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Any type of work that demonstrates the applicantÂ's ability to perform the work of the position, or experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area nursing care work.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Nonprofessional nursing care work in hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other medical nursing, or patient care facility, or in such work as that of a home health aid performing duties such as:
personal nursing care; support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures; caring for mentally ill patients, including observing, recording, and reporting changes in behavior, and/or assisting physicians and registered nurses.
Current Basic Life Support training is required for this position.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
GRADE DETERMIN! ATIONS:
GS-3
Six months of General Experience or 1 year of education above high school with course(s) related to the occupation.
GS-4
Six months of General Experience, six months of Specialized Experience or 2 years of education above high school with courses related to the occupation.
GS-5
One year of Specialized Experience equivalent to at least the GS-4 level or a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degreee with courses related to the occupation.
PLEASE NOTE:
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 (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accredit! ation at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finai! d/accred/index.html
All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. 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.
Physical Requirements:
Work requires long periods of physical activity such as standing, walking, lifting, and bending.
Incumbent may be exposed to violent and/or aggressive patient behavior
.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligibl! e for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application
checklist
or visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.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.
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 o! f benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please v! isit us at
http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave:
Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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This position starts available on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 07:13:20 GMT