The Miami VA Healthcare System has opportunities for Student Nurse Technicians (SNT). Positions are only open to Nursing Schools accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or Accreditation Commission for Education (ACEN) in Nursing.

Duties

The Student Nurse Technician (SNT) is responsible for appropriately performing basic care including ADLs, vital signs, utilizing the glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for the assigned Veteran, observation of patients, and otherwise performing all relevant aspects of nursing care to meet patient needs for the following: personal hygiene, physical comfort, activity, exercise, rest, nutrition, elimination, prevention of skin breakdown, and rehabilitative aspects of care. The Student Nurse Technician will engage with in-group activities such as field trips outside of the facility, reality orientation, current events, and other therapeutic groups; set up patient care related equipment, organize and obtain routine supplies and equipment, assist with orienting patient/family to unit routines and policies, monitor patients according to levels of observations, and perform and document prescribed medical treatment and interventions for the patient such as diabetic urine testing, blood testing, and simple dressing changes. This developmental position will also begin to utilize rehabilitative principles to promote patient independence and recovery such as encouraging and guiding them in bowel and bladder training. Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor and/or senior nursing staff. A student enrolled in an approved nursing school who possesses active, current registration to practice nursing in a State may be appointed on a temporary full-time, part-time or intermittent basis under the provision of 38 U.S.C. 7405(a)(1)(D) for a period not to exceed the duration of the individual's academic program. Work Schedule: Student Nurse Technician positions' work schedules include weekdays, weekends, and rotating shifts. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000 Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

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. 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. Education: Students must be enrolled in a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency AND accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Grade Determinations: The required education must lead to a bachelor's degree with specialization in or directly related to the field in which the student trainees will receive training on the job. The degree of specialization in this field must satisfy on graduation the specific educational requirements in the qualification standard for the corresponding two-grade interval positions. GS-3 Completion of 1 academic year of post-high school study GS-4 Completion of 2 academic years of post-high school study or associate's degree GS-5 Completion of final semester of the junior year Preferred Experience: cumulative GPA of 3.0 (This is preferred and not required) References: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005/57, Part II, Chapter 3, Appointment of Students and other Technicians Under 38 U.S.C. 7405 (a)(1)(D). This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: 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 SNT must be able to physically lift a minimum of 35 pounds. The SNT 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 SNT may be tasked with duties to include cleaning, stocking, and/or organizing equipment or chairs to assist with patient care. The SNT may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The SNT 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Note: Student Nurse Technicians (SNTs) will be paid regular straight time base rate but may not receive any additional premium pay for working on legal holidays, Sundays or nights. Additionally, SNTs will receive their regular straight time pay for time off, if relieved or prevented from working by the occurrence of a legal holiday. No compensation will be paid to SNTs for working overtime; however, SNTs may be granted equivalent time off for service in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. A minimum of two (2) 8-hour shifts per pay period must be completed to maintain the position. As trainees, SNTs may not be assigned to compressed work schedules, except when rotating with an assigned preceptor working through a pre-assigned compressed work schedule. This temporary trainee rotation must be limited as previously mentioned. When appointed on a full-time or part-time basis, SNTs are entitled to accrue annual and sick leave in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 63. When appointed on an intermittent basis, SNTs are not entitled to leave accural.

Contacts

• Address Bruce W Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1201 Northwest 16th Street Miami, FL 33125 US
• Name: Sandra Ford
• Phone: 740-466-2240
• Email: [email protected]