The Student Nurse Technician (SNT), under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, provides care and counseling of persons toward the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process. This process is accomplished through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling, and provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being.

Duties

Note: Qualified applicants will be referred on a bi-weekly basis until the positions are filled. The SNT delivers fundamental, knowledge cased care to assigned patients while developing technical competencies (VA Handbook 5005, Part 11, Appendix G6). The SNT works under the direct supervision of a designated preceptor with a goal of developing skills and judgement to utilize the nursing process in real situations. The program is designed to provide students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions, from high school to graduate level, with paid work opportunities in agencies to explore Federal careers while still in school. The Internship provides managers a ready source of student employees and potential permanent employees upon completion of the program requirements. It also provides the student with work experience directly related to the curriculum studies or career goals while offering eligibility for non-competitive conversion to permanent employment upon completion. For more information on Internship opportunities within the Department of Veterans Affairs, please visit: https://www.va.gov/EMPLOYEE/pathways-internship-program/. The SNT's role is to develop experience and expertise in Veteran-centric nursing care in a supportive, supervised clinical setting. This SNT delivers fundamental, knowledge-based care to assigned Veterans while developing the technical competencies required for the specific practice setting under the direct supervision of an RN preceptor. The practice of each SNT is based on skill, experience, and research and has a direct and indirect impact on client outcomes for the assigned area and the facility as a whole. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Part-time/Intermittent/As Needed. Will be discussed as applicable.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/18/2023. Internship Program: To be eligible, applicants must be must currently be enrolled in an accredited School of Nursing, accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (CCNE) recognized by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). You may qualify based on education as described below: Education: Applicants may substitute education for the experience required. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have the following: GS-3: 1 year of post-high school education. GS-4: 2 years of post-high school education. GS-5: 4 years of post-high school education You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: An academic year of undergraduate education is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in an accredited college or university. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Physical Requirements: The population of male and female veterans served ranges from the adult, age 18, to the elderly adult, age 65 and over. This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Danville VA Medical Center 1900 East Main Street Danville, IL 61832 US
• Name: Danielle Taylor
• Phone: 217-554-5951
• Email: [email protected]