Nurse (Administration)

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About the Position: This position is located in the Department of Nursing, Night/Weekend Nurse at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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 Nurse (Administration): Degree: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.

This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).

Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.

Foreign Degree: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School.

Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

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.

Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes providing comprehensive nursing care to critical patients; oversee nursing personnel and develop policies and protocols to improve patient safety and efficiency.

This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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. Major Duties:

• Incumbent is responsible for monitoring, maintaining and reporting on the nursing care provided on the wards and units during the evening on M-F; and days/evenings on weekends and holidays.
• Responsible for coordinating initial nursing response within the hospital during mass casualty situations that occur when the Deputy Commander for Nursing and Chief, Clinical Nursing Services are off duty.
• Coordinate and direct nursing activities between nursing units, Department of Nursing and other hospital departments (i.e. Emergency Room, Patient Administration, Pathology, Radiology).
• Make staffing adjustments between wards based on the Workload Management System for Nurses and Automated Staffing Model Assessment (ASAM) requirements in support of the nursing standards and experience of nursing personnel.
• Primary resource person for the Department of Nursing, interpreting and implementing policies and procedures related to nursing.
• Provide nursing input to other departments whose decisions impact nursing such as admissions, transfers and patient transportation.
• Participate in Department of Nursing meetings/activities to enhance the quality of management practices, policy definition, procedures and programs.