As a Nurse, you will provide professional and acute rehabilitation/restorative nursing to geriatric residents with chronic disease.

Duties

As a Nurse, you will: Implement physician's orders and initiates nursing care plans for selected individual patients. Transcribe and implement the provider's written orders.

Requirements

Qualifications

GS-10 Nurse: Specialized experience includes one year of experience at the GS-09 level or equivalent that includes: - Conducting patient/resident assessment; AND - Developing and carrying out nursing care plans; AND - Medication administration (oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal, topical, rectal, and intravenous, etc.); AND - Communicating patient/resident condition and changes to patient/resident, nursing personnel, physicians, and family members. OR Education: Successful completion of a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field (e.g., chemistry, biology, microbiology). Degrees from Foreign Nursing Schools: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools. AND Licensure: RN- For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. AND Education: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelors degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. SPECIAL NOTE: Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients is highly desired.

Education

Education Requirements: The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Contacts

• Address CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICE Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]