Supervisory Nurse (Admin/Clinical)

Full Job Description

About the Position: The Nurse on Duty (NOD) office is located on the 8th floor of Naval Hospital Jacksonville.

The Night NOD works Sunday through Thursday, 2330-0800 (to provide consistency for morning turnover M-F).

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation using DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit/appoint qualified candidates in the competitive service.

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 Supervisory Nurse (Admin/Clinical): 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: (1) providing comprehensive nursing care to a variety of patients; (2) overseeing nursing staff; (3) coordinating medical programs; AND (4) collecting and/or reviewing medical data.

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:

• Serves as representative of the DNS, responsible for directing, coordinating, and evaluating the effectiveness of nursing care in multiple nursing units.
• Oversight encompasses a wide variety of clinical nursing unit specialties.
• Serves as the nursing authority on matters requiring decisions of a specialized nature.
• Coordinates nursing care activities for inpatient and outpatient units, providing administrative and technical guidance to nursing personnel.
• Directs the work of military and/or civilian personnel.
• Incumbent has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of assigned nursing personnel.
• The incumbent assigns work, based on priority of needs, staff, assets, and technical knowledge.
• Implements policies and maintains standards for the continuity of nursing care.
• Ensures quality, safety, and health, pertinent to significant matters regarding personnel, patients, emergencies, or mass casualty events.