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Job SummaryAbout the Position: This position is with Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) in the Directorate of Nursing Pediatric Unit in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tripler Army Medical Center is a tobacco-free workplace. Tobacco products include, but are not limited to, smoking, smokeless tobacco, and electronic nicotine delivery devices.
QualificationsWho May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Nurse (Clinical/Pediatric): 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Education/Experience: 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 1) Providing comprehensive nursing care to patients requiring acute health care interventions; 2) Preparing patients for medical, surgical and/or diagnostic procedures; and 3) Administering medications and treatments via multiple routes. OR Education: A PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field including but not limited to: Nursing. OR EXEMPTION: You are exempt from the qualification 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 one of the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status. Completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) from a professional nursing program. OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education from a professional nursing program.
Major DutiesPerform professional nursing duties in the care of hospitalized pediatric patients according to the Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and the Standards of Pediatric Nursing Practice.Review prescribed medical orders and clarifies prescribed orders, as needed; implements the medical orders as prescribed.Prepare pediatric patients for medical, surgical and/or diagnostic procedures; provides nursing care to pre and post-operative, acute and chronically ill patients.Utilize medical devices and equipment, such as but not limited to, resuscitation devices, feeding tubes and pumps, intravenous machines, nasal and gastric suction devices, and hyper/hypothermia cooling and warming equipment.Administer, handle, and monitor chemotherapy agents to pediatric hematology/oncology patients to ensure safe, effective delivery of prescribed treatment regimens.Provide health teaching and discharge planning based on current scientific knowledge, research, epidemiological principals and the family’s health beliefs and practices.Perform administrative charge nurse responsibilities while providing primary nursing care to an appropriate number of patients.Distribute patient workload evenly taking into consideration overall clinical status, nursing care hours, acuity/ complexity level of the patient, scope of practice, and verified skill sets for the nursing staff.Administer medications and treatments via multiple routes of administration, such as the oral, optic, ocular, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, parenteral and enteral methods.Implement and evaluate the nursing care plan in order to achieve the desired outcomes.