NURSE (CLINICAL/CRITICAL CARE)

Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA • Honolulu, HI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. This position is located at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii within The Directorate of Nursing (Progressive Care Unit).
Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
At Tripler, you will practice alongside civilian and military health care experts and experience unique professional opportunities. Our staff serves by caring for our military but are not subject to military requirements. We operate within safe staffing standards - giving you time to provide exceptional care.
Also known as the “big pink building on the hill”, Tripler is a 450 bed, Level II Trauma facility and participates in unique partnerships with civilian facilities to provide care to non-beneficiary trauma victims.
Want to hear what it’s like to work at Tripler? Check it out: https://youtu.be/b6E1XBHlEyc
In addition to salary, employees will receive an 8.9% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA); subject to change.
Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid-time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

Requirements

• US Citizens
• Degree: A graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).
• Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
• Foreign Degree: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School. Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.
• Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017, or before. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.
• 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.
• 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.
• A diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program and possession of at least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or above) which includes providing comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients, monitoring specialized equipment such as cardiac monitors, defibrillators, ventilators, etc., and educating patients.
• OREducation: A PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field.

Responsibilities

• Administer oxygen, IV fluid, blood transfusion and prescribed oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications.
• Set up, operate and monitor specialized equipment such as cardiac monitors, ventilators, defibrillators, hemodynamic monitoring etc.
• Manage nasal, pharyngeal and gastric suction as well as a variety of other drainage tubes.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary health-care team.
• Independently determine and implement proper emergency measures after identifying and interpreting life-threatening conditions and initiating life-saving measures.
• Observe, monitor and assess patient’s condition.
• Develop and revise nursing care plan accordingly.
• Develop meaningful goals to assist critically ill patient and family.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• competitive compensation packages
• paid-time off
• medical benefits
• student loan repayments
• retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree