Nurse (ICU)
What you'd do
About the Position: The Nurse (ICU) position is located at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, within the Directorate of Nursing, Intensive Care Unit. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation for DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce.
Major duties
Provides comprehensive professional nursing care to critically ill patients in a primarily Adult ICU. Provides nursing care for acutely and/or critically ill patients in an intensive care environment with potential life-threatening health problems and require observation and intervention to prevent complications and maximize health. Assesses nursing needs and develops and implements a Plan of Care for each patient consistent with recognized professional nursing standards, evidence-based practice, and augmented with prescribed medical care. Responds decisively to life-threatening changes in patient condition, providing immediate and appropriate measures, according to nursing practice standards and/or established protocols, dependent upon age group and critical care area assigned. Contributes to the medical examination by observing, recognizing, recording, and reporting changes in patients' conditions, subjective and objective symptoms, patient reaction to medications and patient response to therapy and treatment modalities. Administers a wide variety of medication to include rapid-acting, highly potent, and potentially lethal medications via various routes in accordance with hospital safety protocols (e.g., Bar Code Medication Administration or care bundles).
What you need to qualify
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. Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes duties such as 1) providing comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients 2) conducting patient assessments to develop and execute plan of care 3) identifying the need for immediate life saving interventions 4) administering medications through various routes in accordance with hospital safety protocols. . This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11) OR Defense Health Agency Nurse Experience Exemption: You are exempt from the one year specialized experience requirement if you were previously employed as a Nurse or Practical Nurse in the Department of War for at least one year, or are currently employed as a Nurse or Practical Nurse in the Department of War, AND after commencing work as a nurse or practical nurse in the Department of War obtained a bachelor's degree or graduate degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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.
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