Nurse- Critical Care EDRP

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval determines the award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

• 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)
• 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 temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program
• (Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
• 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) 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:
  The following Scope
  - Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a grade
• The Dimension requirements (Practice
  - Veteran/Patient Driven Care
  - Leadership
  - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Questionnaire/
• Nurse I
  - Level I:
  Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies
• Nurse I
  - Level II:
  Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills, and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complex needs
• Nurse I
  - Level III:
  Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning; self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, 2-3 years critical care experience (ventilators – vasoactive drips – hemodynamic monitoring), Current Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Certification, Professional Governance participation, Evidence of Belt/Systems Redesign training/experience/certification

Physical Requirements: This position may require potentially long periods of continued heavy lifting of 45 pounds and over, moderate lifting of 15-44 pounds, heavy carrying of 45 pounds and over, moderate carrying of 15-44 pounds, light carrying under 15 pounds, straight pulling for 1-2 hours, pushing for 1 hour, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, walking for 8-10 hours, standing for 8-10 hours, repeated bending .5 hours, both legs required, ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, near vision correctable at 13 to 16 to Jaeger 1 to 4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other, both eyes required, depth perception, ability to distinguish basic colors, ability to distinguish…