RN - Clinical House Supervisor
Location: Lexington Kentucky
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is hiring RN - Clinical House Supervisor right now, this career will be placed in Kentucky. For complete informations about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. 921280
Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 921280
WORK SCHEDULE - Various Tours, 40 hours per week.
PLEASE READ THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CAREFULLY ! AND IN ITS ENTIRETY TO ENSURE THAT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE SUBMITTED WITH YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATON PACKAGE INCLUDING YOUR TRANSCRIPT WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF CONSIDERATION .
NOTE: Submission of a resume alone is Not a complete application. This position may require the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described under the Required Documents section.
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.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
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 opportuniti! es at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most techno! logically 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.vacareers.va.gov/ .
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required.
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
English Language Proficiency required. DUTIES:
The House Supervisor is accountable for the overall administration of nursing and patient services in the absence of the Nurse Executive during assigned tour! s of duty. The House Supervisor, using appropriate consultation, is responsible for exercising prerogatives in administrative matters. The House Supervisor is responsible for facilitating the appropriate use of resources on assigned shifts, by guiding charge nurses in their decision-making and assignment of personnel, by coordinating staffing needs house wide and by obtaining and ensuring the appropriate use of equipment and supplies. The nurse reports to the ANE-Acute Care or designated supervisor. The nurse is (or achieves with six months) ACLS certification. Primary responsibility is during non-administrative hours.
Assess, guides, and directs decisions that influence how care is provided, e.g. bed control, patient placement, patient assignments, etc.
Directs and supervises the nursing care provided to patients with complex nursing care needs throughout the Medical Center during non-administrative hours or as assigned.
Ensures that at least min! imally safe staffing levels are provided by securing and assigning comp! etent personnel to each area based on an assessment of patient care needs. Investigates, reports, and documents issues that my have an adverse outcome for patient, staff, family, or hospital.
Follows up on adverse patient incidents in a timely and thorough manner. Ensures all appropriate reports have been comleted na dsubmitted and that the occurrences have been reported to the responsible physician and Associate Nurse Executive.
Participates in quality monitors and audits and performance imnporvement activities. Oserves, evaluates and documents the performance and compleetency and achievements of nursing personel on off-tours.
Interprets procedures, standards, and regulations related to patient safety and risk prevention for the department and/or units. Assists and involves staff in understanding and implementing patient safety and risk prevention.
Assists with orienting new staff during non administrative hours.
Coaches and men! tors charge nurses in their role development. Provides positive reinforcement and constructive criticism for staff as appropriate.
Serves as mentor/preceptor to less experienced House Supervisors, students, and staff.
Relocation expenses will not be reimbursed.
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 an! d unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation fro! m 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 Nu! rsing, 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
Preferred Qualifications:
BSN is preferred
1 year or greater recent Med/Surg/Tele experience preferred
BLS/ACLS required (American Heart Association)
APPLICANTS 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. Applicants must, therefore, only report attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S! . Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/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.
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 appoint! ment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Vet! erans' 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 will be filled on a full-time permanent basis. This position requires a 2 year probationary period.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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This career starts available on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 03:43:48 GMT
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