- Position Title
- Registered Nurse - Critical Care
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSR-12224754-24-ADC Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, November 29, 2023 to Wednesday, January 31, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
Accuracy of Application Reminder:
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Resume Reminder: Your resume must include the following information: Experience: Starting and ending dates of experience (month and year), hours worked per week and salary information). Education: name and location of college, dates attended, and type and date of any degree earned. (If selected, official transcript will be required). Licenses and/or certificates earned (including the state earned in). Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy.
We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Errors or omissions will affect consideration for employment.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy.
We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Errors or omissions will affect consideration for employment.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Language Requirement:
RNs appointed to direct patient care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
RNs appointed to direct patient care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
2.
Education Requirement:
Graduation from School of Nursing. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State agency, and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: (1) The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC; http://www.nlnac.org ) an accrediting arm of the National League for Nursing; or (2) The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE; http://www.aacn.nche.edu) an accrediting arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Graduation from Foreign School. 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. NOTE: Most individuals admitted as permanent residents or adjusting to permanent resident status as registered nurses on or after December 14, 1998, for the purpose of working as a registered nurse, must meet the certification requirements in Section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (Pub. L. 104-208, September 30, 1996). This certification involves a review of the alien's education, training, license(s), and experience, verification that the alien possess an acceptable level of competence in written and oral English, and a requirement that the individual has passed either the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) Qualifying Examination or the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. examination, the NCLEX-RN. For additional information see Pub. L. 104-208, 63 Federal Register 55007-55012, dated October 14, 1998, and the CGFNS website; http://www.cgfns.org.
TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.
Do you meet the basic education requirements as stated above?
Graduation from School of Nursing. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State agency, and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: (1) The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC; http://www.nlnac.org ) an accrediting arm of the National League for Nursing; or (2) The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE; http://www.aacn.nche.edu) an accrediting arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Graduation from Foreign School. 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. NOTE: Most individuals admitted as permanent residents or adjusting to permanent resident status as registered nurses on or after December 14, 1998, for the purpose of working as a registered nurse, must meet the certification requirements in Section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (Pub. L. 104-208, September 30, 1996). This certification involves a review of the alien's education, training, license(s), and experience, verification that the alien possess an acceptable level of competence in written and oral English, and a requirement that the individual has passed either the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) Qualifying Examination or the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. examination, the NCLEX-RN. For additional information see Pub. L. 104-208, 63 Federal Register 55007-55012, dated October 14, 1998, and the CGFNS website; http://www.cgfns.org.
TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.
Do you meet the basic education requirements as stated above?
3.
Licensure requirement:
Do you possess current, full, active and unrestricted licensure as a professional nurse in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States?
You must provide proof of your full, active, unrestricted, current license with application package. (Can be found at Nursys®)
Do you possess current, full, active and unrestricted licensure as a professional nurse in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States?
You must provide proof of your full, active, unrestricted, current license with application package. (Can be found at Nursys®)
Important Information:
VA 10-2850 Application Form: Please be sure to upload a completed VA Form 10-2850a - Application for Nurses and Nurse Anesthetist.-This form can be found at: http://www.va.gov/vaforms/search_action.asp?FormNo=2850&tkey=&Action=Search. Please complete the form in its entirety. The information listed on this application must be current. Outdated or incomplete applications will be ineligible for consideration. Make sure the information you list is accurate and detailed. The information you list on your resume and on the VHA 10-2850 Application form MUST match.
SF 50 - Notification of Personnel Action: This announcement is open to internal applicants as well as to the public. Current, permanent employees of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center will receive priority consideration. If you want to be considered as a current, permanent employee you must upload a copy of your most current SF 50. All current, permanent federal employees received an updated SF 50 on January 03, 2023, so the SF 50 you provide should be dated January 03, 2023 or later.
The Nurse Professional Standards Board: If you are selected for this position, the Nursing Professional Standards Board will use the information you list on your VA Form 10-2850a, resume, and RN Self-Assessment form to determine your education and length of nursing practice (experience). This information is used in determining your incoming grade, step, and starting salary.
VA 10-2850 Application Form: Please be sure to upload a completed VA Form 10-2850a - Application for Nurses and Nurse Anesthetist.-This form can be found at: http://www.va.gov/vaforms/search_action.asp?FormNo=2850&tkey=&Action=Search. Please complete the form in its entirety. The information listed on this application must be current. Outdated or incomplete applications will be ineligible for consideration. Make sure the information you list is accurate and detailed. The information you list on your resume and on the VHA 10-2850 Application form MUST match.
SF 50 - Notification of Personnel Action: This announcement is open to internal applicants as well as to the public. Current, permanent employees of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center will receive priority consideration. If you want to be considered as a current, permanent employee you must upload a copy of your most current SF 50. All current, permanent federal employees received an updated SF 50 on January 03, 2023, so the SF 50 you provide should be dated January 03, 2023 or later.
The Nurse Professional Standards Board: If you are selected for this position, the Nursing Professional Standards Board will use the information you list on your VA Form 10-2850a, resume, and RN Self-Assessment form to determine your education and length of nursing practice (experience). This information is used in determining your incoming grade, step, and starting salary.