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Posted: 03-May-22
Location: Grand Island, Nebraska
Salary: Open
Categories:
General Nursing
Internal Number: 633983600
The Nebraska-Western Iowa VA- Grand Island, NE VA Primary Care Service Line is hiring a intermittent, temporary, Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Throughout the duration of this vacancy announcement, applications that are received will be referred to the selecting official on a bi-weekly basis until position is filled. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: 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 Nursing (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 graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. 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 and approximately 2-3 year's of nursing practice/experience. Nurse Practitioners. A nurse practitioner must be licensed or otherwise recognized as a nurse practitioner in a State, possess a master's degree from a program accredited by the NLNAC or CCNE, and maintain full and current certification as a nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Association or another nationally recognized certifying body. The certification must be in the specialty to which the individual is being appointed or selected. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: The work is generally sedentary in nature with some daily intermittent walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching, and carrying of lightweight items required. Rigid deadlines and need for high degree of accuracy periodically becomes stressful. ["Additional duties may be assigned by the Primary Supervising Physician, appropriate Chief of Service or Chief of Staff, which may include provisions for special training to assure proficiency. Obtain pertinent medical and psycho-social history including patient profile, chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, social history and review of body systems. Perform a physical examination as pertinent, modifying the examination for the nature of the complaint or problem, age/sex of patient and physical condition of patient. Determine patient's mental status (i.e., level of consciousness, orientation, mood, etc.). Order and/or perform the following diagnostic test. Order other laboratory, x-ray and diagnostic studies appropriate for complaint, age, race, sex and physical condition of patient. Obtain the following specimens for laboratory evaluation: Record and transmit findings from data base: Differentiate between normal and abnormal (including variations of normal) information obtained from history, physical, and screening examination of the patients. Preliminary interpretation of diagnostic tests with consultation as necessary (such as routine x-rays of chest and extremities, lab studies, EKG, etc.) Develop initial impression as to severity, etiology and immediacy of patient's problem based on analysis of data obtained from history, physical, laboratory and x-ray studies. Establish diagnosis of common problems with physician consultation and guidance as appropriate. Develop/Formulate Health Management Plan - Develop a management plan considering patient's problem, age, sex, race and condition, conferring with the patient, supervising physician, patient's family and other health professionals as appropriate. Implement and Monitor Health Management Plan Apply established therapeutic practices to patient's problem. Prescribe medications from the open hospital formulary, except for controlled substances, as an agent for and in the name of the supervising physician. Initiate appropriate management for emergency situations until physician is available Administer medications Perform intubations/cannulations Perform musculoskeletal therapies Perform pulmonary therapies Perform eye, ear, nose and throat therapies Perform cardiovascular therapies Perform gastrointestinal therapies Perform genitourinary therapies Perform gynecological therapies and pap smear Perform minor surgical therapies/procedures AD HOC: May be authorized ( Employee who Telework on an occasional, episodic, or short-term, and have completed required telework training and telework agreement)\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required\nWork Schedule: Typical work hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Hours will reflect the need as intermittent position. Additional information may be provided during the interview process. Duties may include evening and weekend working hours."]