Job opening: Nurse Consultant (CYS) NF-04
Salary: $72 555 - 94 318 per year
Published at: Feb 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located at Fort Leonard Wood.
This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies throughout the program.
Management has the right to assign staff to locations as mission requires.
This position is eligible for the NAF benefits package and leave accrual.
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Duties
Serves as a Child and Youth Services Nurse with responsibility for all health support services in CYS programs.
Coordinates and/or provides specialized training to and oversight of staff responsible for providing services to children/youth who have more complex health care needs.
Assists in training of staff, providers, volunteers and/or parents on health related topics.
Conducts routine health/sanitation inspections of CYS Services programs using Army standardized checklists. Assists/supports facilities/homes in maintaining appropriate standards for condition, health, and sanitation.
Serves as the primary liaison between CYS Services and the installation Community Health Nurse. Communicates with trainers, Special Needs Director, Environmental Health, schools, and physicians to clarify roles in health support/services.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of appointment.
- Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
- Meet qualification/eligibility/physical/background requirements for this position.
- Must have current health assessment which documents good mental and physical health, freedom from communicable disease, and immunizations in accordance with current Army and DoD policy including annual influenza vaccinations
- A one year probationary period may be required (either initially or upon conversion, if applicable).
- Successful completion of annual training requirements within the prescribed time frame and demonstrated on the job competence is required
- May be subject to an irregular hours, evening and or weekends
- Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) Check.
- Travel to on and off post locations may be required.
- Schedule may include irregular hours, evenings, and/or weekends.
- Duties involve working both indoors and outdoors.
- Must have the physical ability to lift and carry up to 40lbs, walk, bend, stoop, and stand on a routine basis.
- Satisfactory completion of pre-employment background checks in accordance with AR 215-3, 2-15m, and a Child Care Tier 1 background investigation is required.
- Must have current health assessment which documents good mental and physical health, freedom from communicable disease, and immunizations IAW current Army and DoD policy including annual influenza vaccinations.
- For positions in Child Development Centers, possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs., walk, bend, stoop, and stand on a routine basis.
- Incumbent is legally required to report all suspected incidents of child abuse/neglect.
- Individual who have been trained will be required to administer routine and rescue medications prescribed by a physician to children/youth, perform CPR and first aid, and provide a reasonable accommodation to children/youth with a special need.
- Successful completion of Lead Foundation Level training and annual training requirements is required.
Qualifications
Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time
the program was completed by the applicant. Must have active, current registration as a professional nurse (RN) in a State,
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
In addition to the above, applicants must have at least one of the following:
1. One year of specialized experience equivalent in scope and complexity to the next lower grade level
2. Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education or a master's or equivalent degree in the field of nursing.
Highly-qualified candidates will have experience in pediatric nursing and/or working with children/youth with special needs.
Education
Proof of education is required at the time of application.
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Please see the Applicant information kit for additional information on education.
Contacts
- Address KA-NAF-W6B8AA US ARMY GARRISON FT LEONARD WOOD
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473
US
- Name: CHRA NAF C2SC - Recruitment Branch
- Phone: 0000000000
- Email: [email protected]
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