This position is for a Registered Nurse, supporting the Employee and Occupational Health Clinic, within the Ambulatory Care department, at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. Recruitment Incentives may be authorized for highly qualified external candidates.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The Employee Occupational Nurse duties include, but are not limited to the following: Demonstrating integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice in providing care to patients with basic or complex needs. Demonstrating integration of theoretical concepts, basic/fundamental critical thinking skills, and technically skilled practice. Providing care and counseling of persons, or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury, based upon the nursing process. Systematic data gathering, assessment. Evaluating human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding. Health teaching, health counseling; provision of care supportive to, or restorative of, life and well-being. Executing medical regimens including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized provider, per established policies and guidelines. Committing to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community Demonstrating fundamental leadership skills, sharing knowledge, and developing others. Performing his/her duties independently on a day to day basis. Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care based on age-specific components. Assuming responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self-management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction. Considering all characteristics of the individual, including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences. Influencing care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Actively participating in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs. Determining the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care. Safely and effectively using equipment required for patient care. Completing initial assessment of patient condition and response to treatment and initiating follow-up, or updating of plan, as needed. Including the patient and family/significant other in developing the initial plan of care and establishing goals. Assessing, developing, and implementing a plan based on patient's learning needs, learning preference, and readiness to learn, along with provider competencies to assure safe, efficient, and cost-effective care. Instructing patients and families in basic health teaching and planning. Documenting consistently, accurately, concisely, and timely. Using the Occupational Health Recordkeeping System (OHRS), Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and the Bar Coded Medication Administration (BCMA) software per policy. Managing nursing care of patients by organizing and completing own assignments in a safe and timely manner, and assisting team members as necessary. Assigning patient care responsibilities based upon patient needs and competencies of staff. Following up to ensure that assigned delegated tasks are completed by team members. Incorporating feedback regarding performance, and interpersonal skills, to enhance professional development. Seeking knowledge and skills appropriate to the practice setting to improve performance. Participating effectively on teams to plan and manage patient care. Using quality improvement findings to guide and direct own practice. Demonstrating good customer service by being poised, articulate, adaptive, and respectful in communicating with and caring for people of varied educational, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm, Part Time, 20 hours per week Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

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. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved 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). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. 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. Preferred Experience: Employee Occupational Health experience 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 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years 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 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required. Physical Requirements: VAAAHS is a major interdisciplinary teaching facility, serving medical, surgical, and neurological inpatients and outpatients. There is a large outpatient population with neurological issues/diagnoses, with visits to the Emergency Department and admissions for medical co-morbidities and exacerbations. This position requires the ability to perform the following physical standards & environmental factors: Heavy Lifting, 45 pounds & over; heavy carrying, 45 pounds & over; straight pulling (4 hours); pushing (4 hours); use of fingers; both hands required; walking & standing 8-12 hours; repeated bending 8 hours; both legs required; ability for rapid mental & muscular coordination simultaneously; near vision correctable @ 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; depth perception; ability to distinguish shades of colors; hearing (aide permitted). Working closely with others; & protracted or irregular hours of work. 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

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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 Ann Arbor VA Medical Center 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 US
• Name: Angela Fleming
• Phone: 734-596-3185
• Email: [email protected]