Geriatrics & Extended Care (G&EC) provides care and counseling of older adults to promote independence, support quality of life and mitigate common syndromes associated with ageing or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems, health teaching, & health counseling.

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 Proficiency: May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS 7. Physical Requirements: Must be able to perform work that requires frequent walking, bending, lifting of 45 pounds or more, stooping, reaching, stretching, and similar activities supporting various weights. Other activities include pushing carts, equipment, and wheelchairs. Must be able to care for patients with medical and psychiatric illnesses and must be able to care for patients who have a potential to be physically and verbally abusive. Must have adequate hearing to be able to respond to various interactions over telecommunication systems and must have good verbal and written communication skills.

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/.

Contacts

• Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US
• Name: Jacob Towner
• Phone: (843)789-6497
• Email: Jacob.Towner@va.gov