Registered Nurse - Employee Wellness
Location: Iowa City Iowa
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is in need of Registered Nurse - Employee Wellness right now, this job will be placed in Iowa. More complete informations about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Duties:
The following is a brief description of duties. The Employee Wellness Registered Nurse functions as the coordinator and point of contact for th! e employee health promotion, disease prevention and injury prevention. The incumbent is responsible for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating educational programs/activities based on assessed learning needs of employees to enhance the employeeÂ's personal well beings and in turn improve the effectiveness, productivity and satisfaction of employees. The incumbent works collaboratively with all levels of staff within the facility including Occupational Health, Dietetics, Employee Assistance Program staff, unit supervisors, and others in assessing, developing and maintaining staff health promotion and disease prevention activities. The incumbent also provides consultation and education to Medical Center staff in areas such as safe patient movement and handling equipment. The Employee Wellness Registered Nurse is responsible for creating and translating policies, collecting and analyzing appropriate data and communicating outcomes. The incumbent demonstrates leaders! hip through developing and coordinating programs to improve em! ployee health and safety and organizational processes.
The incumbent is responsible for the Wellness is Now (WIN) program.
Summary
NOTE: Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and step of the applicant selected.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
Note: This position will be filled as a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, or Physical Therapist under separate job announcements.
Qualifications & Evaluations
U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required
Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accredit! ing bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6)
Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the Distr! ict of Columbia.
Practice: practice, ethics and resource uti! lization;
Professional Development: performance, education/career development;
Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality;
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
Benefits & Other Info
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp .
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position , you must complete the occupati! onal questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed! , and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this applicatio! n. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
More Info
Iowa City
IA
2013-10-04T02:46:12.896296
352766200
Excepted Service Permanent
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.! html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
VN
76746
45510
1
VATA
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
None
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
Per Year
IC-14-971493-14-09-RLB
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- DD-214
- OF-306
- Other
- Other Veterans Document
- SF-15
- SF-50
- Transcript
Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.
Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents:
You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.
If you completed the occupational questionnaire online and are unable to upload supporting document(s):
To fax your documents, ! you must use the following cover page http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf and provide the required information. The Vacancy ID is 971493 .
Fax your documents to 1-478-757-3144.
If you cannot complete the Application Package online, you may fax all of your materials. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 to receive consideration. Keep a copy of your fax confirmation in the event verification is needed.
To complete the occupational questionnaire and submit via fax:
Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire .
Print the 1203FX form, follow the instructions and provide your responses to the occupational questionnaire items http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf.
Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax tra! nsmission.
1-Full-Time
0610-Nurse
Active
https://A! pplicationManager.gov/Login.aspx?VacancyID=971493&CheckStatus=Y
15317-Permanent
2013-10-04T02:46:12.896324
IC-14-971493-14-09-RLB
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
15514-United States Citizens
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
If you interested on this job just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This job starts available on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:49:05 GMT
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