Practical Nurse (Outpatient)

Defense Health Agency; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Gordon, GA, is seeking a Practical Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse to provide routine and specialized care across clinic settings within the Dept of Surgery and Dept of Medicine. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation with vacancies available as needed.

Eligible applicants must hold an active US practical/vocational nursing license (or have applied) and have about one year of nursing experience in clinical settings, including patient care, sterile technique, and record-keeping using automated

Qualifications

• Must have one year of nursing experience in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or similar setting.
• Licensed to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a US state, territory, or DC; or must have applied for licensure.

Responsibilities

• Set up sterile environments within a medical facility or clinic.
• Measure patients' vital signs as assigned.
• Administer medications via various routes to patients.
• Update patient medical records in accordance with regulations.
• Utilize automated systems to enter and retrieve data.

Job description

About the Position:

Positions are located within the Dept of Surgery and Dept of Medicine at Fort Gordon, GA. Incumbent will provide routine and specialized care to patients in various clinic settings. 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. 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 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 Practical Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse:

Licensure: A current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a State, 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below: Experience: One year of nursing experience 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 such duties as:

• setting up sterile environment within a medical treatment facility or clinic;
• measuring patients vital signs as assigned;
• administering medications via various routes to assigned patients;
• updating patient medical records in accordance with regulations;
• and utilizing automated systems to enter and retrieve data.

This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). 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.