Clinical Nurse (Psychiatric/APRN PRACT)
Location: Fort Polk, Louisiana
Description: Department of the Army is employing Clinical Nurse (Psychiatric/APRN PRACT) right now, this position will be placed in Louisiana. For detail informations about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to ! support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
About the Position:
With more than 22,000
military members and their families, Ft Polk provides us with a diverse and
well-skilled population. The area is considered rural with the Kisatchie
National Forest, which offers hunting and recreational activities located
nearby. Also located nearby is Toledo Bend, Vernon, and Anacoco Lake for those
interested in fishing, boating, or swimming.
For more information, please visit: http://www.jrtc-polk.army.mil/JRTC-Polk_NEW/sites/local/
Who May Apply:
All U.S. Citizens KEY REQUIREMENTS
A recruitment or relocation bonus may be authorized.
Moving expenses may be paid.
May include shift work or rotating shifts (evenings, weekends, holidays). DUTIES:
As a Clinical Nurse (Psychiatric/APRN PRACT), you will:
Collaborate with the patientÂ's total treatment team in order to formulate a total treatment plan.
Perform psychiatric patient observations in order to identify any significant behavior and reaction patterns.
Prescribe medications to psychiatric patients seeking behavior health services. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Basic Requirements
Education: Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.
Registration: Applicants must have an active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
Specialized Experience: One year of experience in the same or sim! ilar work equivalent to at least the next lower level (GS-12) requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled. Candidates for this position must clearly demonstrate in their resume that they possess specialized experience, as a Nurse Practitioner, which involves performing routine and comprehensive physical examinations, reviewing medical histories, evaluating behavior, reaction patterns, and techniques used in the care and treatment of psychiatric patients.
Education Requirement: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who complete their respective specialty programs after 31 December 2001 must be graduates of an accredited masterÂ's level or doctoral program acceptable to Department of Army that prepares Registered Nurses with additional knowledge and skills to practice in their clinical specialty.
Licensure Requirement: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses will maintain a current, active, valid, unrestricte! d Registered Nurse license in at least one U.S. State, District of Colu! mbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction.
Certification Requirement: Nurse Practitioners will maintain current certification by a national certifying body (for example. American Nurses Credentialing Center; American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses; ANA; National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties), as appropriate, for their specialty area of practice.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in ord! er to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
Other Requirements:
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If you are a male AND if you were born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of pay is required.
You may be required to serve one year in a trial/probationary status.
Personnel Security Investigation required.
This position is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations. Applicants tentatively selected for appointment to this position will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Tentatively selected applicants will be required ! to sign DA Form 5019 requiring participation in random drug urinalysis ! testing. A job offer to an applicant who is a not a current employee will be withdrawn if the applicant refuses to be tested. Applicants with verified positive test results shall be refused employment. Applications from such individuals shall not be considered for employment for a period of 6 months from the date of the test results.
A pre-placement medical examination is required.
Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
All Health Care Providers must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) Training and certification Current Advanced Life Support of other advanced certification does not supersede BLS completion.
Selected applicant must provide documents for credentialing. This
position requires a Childcare Background Check (CNACI). HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUAT! ED:
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be reviewed to verify that you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements. Only the most recently submitted resume will be considered.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. Well-qualified is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearl! y exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. Under! competitive delegated examining, an ICTAP eligible will be considered well-qualified if they attain an eligibility rating of 90 or higher, not including points for veterans' preference. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Information about ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ .
BENEFITS:
The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program. In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described at https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits . OTHER INFORMATION:
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referr! al system for displaced employees.
The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V300.pdf .
In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e. retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8416(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD instructions 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives .
Multiple positions may ! be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable l! ocality pay or Local Market Supplement
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If you were eligible to this position, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of the Army.
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