Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), 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 State-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). 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 professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (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. Master's or Doctoral Degree from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing or the Commission (ACEN-Formerly NCLAC) or the Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). 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. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 year's of nursing practice/experience. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing or speech may be required. however, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. ["The Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner will report to the Chief of Ambulatory care stationed in Danville, Illinois. Provides oversight and recommendations to Occupational and Environmental Medicine activities at the VA Illiana HCS. Incumbent may also perform tertiary clinical evaluations of Veterans or employees (with occupational, environmental, and/or military exposures of concern) at VA Iliana HCS if this is supported through necessary credentialing and privileging activities and/or Telehealth Service Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding. The incumbent works as part of a virtual and in-person team, together with patient site and employee site care team members, to provide Occupational Health and Environmental Health care to Veterans and employees. Evaluations may include face to face and virtual care modalities, to include telephone and/or Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT) modalities of care. This position may require occasional travel to VISN12 Office locations, to VISN12 VA Medical Centers, to VISN12 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), or to other locations as determined by VHA for training purposes. The Occupation Health Lead Physician will have Supervisor duties that cover the Occupation Health midlevel provider. Major Duties: 1. Providing policy, oversight, and programmatic guidance on medical surveillance issues and occupational and environmental exposures.2. Interpreting applicable regulations and applicable consensus standards.3. Functions as secondary Medical Review Officer (MRO), certification expected within six months of employment and maintenance of appropriate certification thereafter.4. Participates in the Whole Health initiative & Employee Health Promotion & Disease Prevention as a committee member5. Co-chairs with Safety & Occupational Health Specialist the ergonomic evaluation program.6. Serves as a committee member on the Accident Review Board7. Overseeing and establishing performance standards for VHA Employee Occupational Health medical surveillance programs. Examinations and evaluation may be conducted for the purpose of: Initial and subsequent official VA personnel actions Assisting employees in health promotion and disease prevention -Detecting diseases, discussing any detected non-work-related medical findings with the employee, and recommending consultation with a personal health care provider Determining whether the employee is medically able to return to work or resume regular duties without impairing his/her own health or the health of others after a period of injury or illness Pre-placement physical examination to determine the physical, cognitive, and emotional fitness of applicants for appointment Determining medical clearance status Annual health promotion evaluations including screening tests at the request of the employee Special physical examination to determine fitness-for-duty Ordering psychiatric and psychological assessment, as indicated Completion of a medical report for all OWCP cases treated in the facility Provides on-going support to the Emergency Manager for DEMPS physical evaluations Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be Authorized for highly qualified candidate. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Physical Requirements: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing or speech may be required. however, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid."]
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health's (NPWH) mission is to ensure the provision of quality primary and specialty healthcare to women of all ages by women's health and women's health focused nurse practitioners.
