This is a Direct Hire Solicitation under the Direct-Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce. About the position: Assigned to the Medical Services Directorate, Internal medicine Department, Infectious Disease Division, location is at the Naval Medical Center (NMCP), Portsmouth, Virginia. Work schedule will be 80 hours a pay periods (eight-hour shifts), Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and holidays.

Duties

Performs, reports and records the assigned nursing care in the ambulatory, primary care and sub-specialty clinics including but not limited to vital signs including pulse, blood pressure, respirations and temperature, pain level, height, weight, pulse oximetry, and fall risk assessment. Sterile and non-sterile specimen collection including phlebotomy and cultures and the administration of vaccinations, tuberculin skin tests and medication treatment injections. Cares for patients of different ages, including young adult, middle-aged adults and older adults, demonstrating understanding of how age affects the health care needs of patients. Provides highly specialized nursing care not only to immunocompromised patients but also for patients with other communicable and infectious diseases as well as for travel medicine patients. Requires knowledge and consideration of complicated treatments and procedures for immunocompromised, travel and infectious disease patients. Consistently promotes and provides safe and appropriate nursing care and work will be accomplished in collaboration with other members of the health care team.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• Position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
• Position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
• Immunization screening is required.
• Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS.
• Must obtain/maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support prior to hiring and maintain certification throughout employment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Practical Nurse: Licensure: A current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; OR must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of the license, a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or a citation of the license number and State issuing it. Non-licensed candidates who have completed their training may be appointed subject to obtaining the required license during the probationary period. Those not licensed must furnish the date on which they applied for a license and the jurisdiction involved. No person appointed pending licensure may be retained beyond the probationary period if licensure has not been attained. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below: Experience: One year of nursing experience in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care which demonstrates experience 1) performing a variety of clinical, educational, and administrative assignments. 2) integrating and assimilating complex data from multiple sources to detect subtle changes in patient status and to treat or prevent potential life-threatening occurrences to the patient. This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83DY DHA TIDEWATER MARKET DO NOT MAIL Various Locations, VA 00000 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk