Practical Nurse

Full Job Description

View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE Health Service Corps, in Alexandria, Louisiana; Batavia, New York; El Paso, Texas; Eloy, Arizona; Houston, Texas; Los Fresnos, Texas; Pearsall, Texas.

These are bargaining unit positions. Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Minimum Qualifications: You qualify for the GS-06 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-05 grade level or equivalent public or private sector.

Qualifying experience includes nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures, performing duties such as: Experience: One (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-05 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as: Providing pre and post-operative patient care Observing, recording, and reporting changes in behavior of mentally ill patients Providing reassurance and encouragement to mentally ill patients Assisting surgeons and registered nurses in operating room activities: including passing instruments, maintaining sterile conditions, and draping and positioning patients Setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus License: Candidates must be currently licensed to practice as practical or vocational nurses in a State or 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. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualification claims will be subject to verification. Additional Requirements: BLS Certification: You must maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare provider certification.

Certification must be maintained in a current status at all times while performing services. You must be able to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.

Work Schedule: Must be able to work rotating shifts including weekends and nights.

On-Call: Must be willing to participate in the emergency on-call process, to include duty hours, after duty hours, designated holidays or other times as directed.

Language Proficiency: You must be able to understand, speak, read, and write English fluently. Bilingual communication capability is preferred.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.

Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.

If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.

To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Major Duties:

• As a Practical Nurse, you will perform the following duties: Provides a range of standard patient care, under the guidance of a Supervisory Nurse Manager Provides daily nursing care as needed in Medical Housing Units (MHU) and notifies Physician, or Advanced practice provider (APP) of any abnormal findings Assesses patients' needs and assists with the development of appropriate nursing care plan to facilitate optimal treatment and outcome Ensures that medical orders are implemented in a timely manner Responds to emergency medical calls as assigned and provides emergency treatment of injury or illness to detainees as directed