Registered Nurse - Dialysis

Summary

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center is seeking an RN Dialysis in our Outpatient Dialysis Unit at the Main VA Campus. The RN assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self‑management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. The 2‑page resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to the required documents below.

• English Language Proficiency
• In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) – no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant:
  The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• OR individuals attending a master’s level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
• Upon achievement of a State license – the individual may be appointed on a temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program
• (Reference VA Handbook 5005 – Appendix G6)
• OR in cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing – possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry‑level Nursing education program
• Credit for foreign nursing education higher than associate‑degree/entry‑level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
• 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 District of Columbia
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception – candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120‑day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case‑by‑case basis).
  
  Note:
  
  Grandfathering Provision – all persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification.
• Grade determinations: scope, education, and dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates – and if appropriate – the level within a grade.
• Physical requirements:
  
  a physical examination will be conducted. The position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. It requires long periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing; transferring patients and objects may be required; exposure to infected patients and protective clothing; occasional exposure to combative patients due to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard – please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/

• Delivers fundamental knowledge‑based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age‑specific components.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self‑management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences…