NURSING ASSISTANT
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located in the Director for Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Clinic. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Major duties
Obtains basic history, physical information, and chief complaint for patients visiting ambulatory clinics. Provides health care to a range of patients presenting with complex or multiple systems dysfunctions and/or disorders. Addresses health promotion topics with patient. Reports significant changes and health concerns. Performs and/or assist with procedures within the scope of practice to include EKGs, Ear Irrigations, Swabs, sterile dressing application and packing, specimen collection, suture/staple application and removal, and applying orthopedic splints. Ensures proper computer entry of patient data and equipment settings. Ensures adequacy of supplies in patient care areas. Documents patient requests for medication refill for providers.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Providing care to patients; 2) Assisting medical staff with routine patient care procedures; and 3) Documenting patient reports using an electronic medical record system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
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