Nurse (Intensive Care Unit)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is with Defense Health Agency, Progressive Care Unit located at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, fort Gordon, GA.

This position serves as Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse, using evidenced-based practice and systematic critical thinking to guide data gathering, nursing judgement, intervention, and evaluation of the human response to actual and potential health problems.

This is an open continuous announcement. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens This is an open continuous announcement.

Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed.

We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available.

In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and/or 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 (Intensive Care Unit): 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 nursing care to intensive care unit or emergency room patients, administering medications, AND providing patient or staff education.

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:

• Provide comprehensive professional nursing care to critically ill patients in an Adult Intensive Care Unit.
• Assist physicians with complex or life-threatening procedures.
• Monitor patient's condition by continuous observation and precise calculation of fluid levels and vital signs.
• Mix and administer special, potent and lethal drugs.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients and all other hospital employees.
• Develop and implement a Plan of Care for each patient consistent with recognized professional nursing standards.