Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is looking of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) right now, this career will be assigned in Minnesota. More details about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. Minneapolis, MN
Duties:
Summary
The incumbent for this position is not eligible to apply for the Education Debt Reduct! ion Program. Please contact Human Resources at this medical center and speak with the Education Debt Reduction Program Coordinator for additional information. Relocation expenses
Qualifications & Evaluations
CRNA QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Must be a Citizen of the United States.
2. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
3. 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. In cases of 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 professi! onal nursing.
4. Must be proficient in spoken and written English.
5. Certification in Nurse Anesthesia
Additional requirements for Advanced Practice Nurses (APRN): An APRN must be licensed or otherwise recognized as an APRN in a State, possess a masterÂ's degree from a program accredited by the NLNAC or CCNE, and maintain full and current certification as an APRN from the American Nurses Association or another nationally recognized certifying body.
Applicant's education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by an Advance Practice Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. Experience as a APRN will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry . Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential! core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel. The criteria are as follows: Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization; Professional Development: performance, education/career development; Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality; and Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research.
The Advanced Practice Nurse III must demonstrate performance and leadership that is broad and complex enough to improve the care for a group of patients and document outcomes at the program or service level. This would include leadership in ethics, resource utilization, education/career development, performance, collaboration, collegiality, quality of care and research. Documentation of outcomes is required in consideration for appointment or promotion.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-6 NURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARD
Your application! , résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please fol! low all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
Benefits & Other Info
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp .
How to Apply
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will ! display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
More Info
Minneapolis
MN
2013-10-26T02:46:00.067867
354066100
Permanent
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Depar! tment of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the followin! g website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
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151142
132403
1
VATA
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
None
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
Per Year
VU-14-PSS-984083
You must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
CV or Resume.
VA Form 10-2850a - Application for Nurse and Nurse Anesthetist (Available at http://vaww4.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-2850a-fill.pdf ).
If prior military service, include all copies of your DD Forms 214.
Three references, one w! hich should be a signed and dated performance review.
A transcript is not initially required
Note: The Occupational Questionnaire is included in the on-line application process. This is not a seperate required document unless on-line application is not possible.
VA Applicants
You must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
CV or Resume.
VA Form 10-2850a - Application for Nurse and Nurse Anesthetist (Available at http://vaww4.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-2850a-fill.pdf ).
SF-50 - Found at https://eopf.nbc.gov/va/
Please use this checklist to make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information. Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged ! to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the! status of your application. NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible. If you completed the occupational questionnaire online and are unable to upload supporting document(s):
Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire .
Print the 1203FX form, follow the instructions and provide your responses to the occupational questionnaire items http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf.
Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
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0610-Nurse
Active
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2013-10-26T02:46:00.067894
VU-14-PSS-984083
After th! e vacancy announcement closes and a referral certificate is issued, an electronic notification letter - or e-mail - will be sent to applicants who provide an e-mail address. Otherwise, you will receive a notification letter via the U.S. Postal Service within 2 to 4 weeks.
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If you were eligible to this career, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
Interested on this career, just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This career will be started on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:09:18 GMT
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