Registered Nurse 5B Evenings Job in Providence - 98063978 - ZAILSYJWGOWSC

Job Title:
Registered Nurse 5B EVENINGS

Department:
Department Of Veterans Affairs

Agency:
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Job Announcement Number:
11-107

SALARY RANGE:
$56,644.00 - $103,457.00 /year
Salary will commensurate with education and experience

OPEN PERIOD:
Friday, March 25, 2011 to Wednesday, August 31, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:VN-0610-1/3

POSITION INFORMATION:
Full-Time Evenings with Weekend and Holiday Rotation  Permanent

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
n/a

DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy - Providence, RI

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
Applications will be accepted from United States citizens and nationals.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Providence VA Medical Center provides high quality comprehensive outpatient and inpatient healthcare to veterans residing in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Each veteran patient is assured personalized care by a team of health care providers.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.

Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy - Providence, RI


The Staff Nurse provides care to veterans requiring medical and surgical intervention in addition to telemetry. The procedures/services provided on 5B are comprehensive nursing care in conjunction with interdisciplinary teams; all medical services, general surgery as well as specialty surgery, including plastics, podiatry, orthopedics, and vascular, thoracic, ophthalmologic, urologic, maxillofacial/oral and ear, nose, throat.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Must be U.S. citizen. Graduate of an NLNAC/CCNE accredited school of nursing with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing or a field related to nursing preferred. Must possess and active, current, full and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse.  A National certification in Clinical Area in Nursing Administration a plus. Experience with electronic medical record and bar code medication administration system preferred. Previous medical/surgical nursing experience preferred. Prior Telemetry experience a plus.

You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.

After appointment, you will be subject to random testing for illegal drug use.

You will need to successfully complete a background security investigation before you can be appointed into this position.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
You will be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to site specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.


BENEFITS:

You may participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, with costs shared with your employer. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#FEHB.

Life insurance coverage is provided. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#life

Long-Term Care Insurance is offered and carries into your retirement. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#ltci

New employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). If you are transferring from another agency and covered by CSRS, you may continue in this program. More info: http://www.usajobs.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#retr

OTHER INFORMATION:This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.

The materials you send with your application will not be returned.


HOW TO APPLY:Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis throughout the period of this posting.  The posting can be deleted at any time.

Your application should be submitted to the address indicated in the announcement.

Qualified candidates will be referred to selecting official.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

Marilyn Horan
Phone: 401-459-4773
Fax: 401-459-4790
Email: VHAPROnurserecruiter@va.gov Agency Information:
Department Of Veterans Affairs
589 Atwells Avenue
Providence, RI 02909
US
Fax: 401-459-4790

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

Highly qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official.  Interviews will be conducted.  All candidates will be notified as to the outcome of their application.