Description:
VA STEP is a program that provides opportunities for outstanding students in nursing who have completed the final semester of their junior year in a national accredited baccalaureate nursing program to develop competencies while at VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS) an approved VA facility. Opportunities include didactic and classroom experiences, competency-based clinical practices with a qualified preceptor, and participation in specialty focused clinical conferences.Requirements:
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. Enrolled in 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. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Will have completed the final semester or quarter of the junior year in a accredited Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing program. Transcripts (official or unofficial) You will be required to apply to the USAJobs.gov website and the VA Student Trainee Experience Program (VA-STEP) through their registration website: VA AMS (intelliworxit.com). You will need to provide the following: A letter of recommendation from the Dean/Director of the school of nursing: the letter should include a nomination of the student to the program, verification of enrollment as a full time student (as defined by the school), successful completion of the junior year by May/June of the current year (or its equivalent for rotating schedules). A personal reference Essay sections must be completed on the VA-STEP portal section Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting & Carrying (45 lbs and over); Straight Pulling & Pushing (7-8 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (up to 8 hours); Standing & Kneeling (up to 1 hour): Repeated bending (7-8 hours); Both legs required. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable at 13" to 16"; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other; Hearing (aid permitted); Emotional and Mental Stability. May be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. May occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative, secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.
Note: Student Nurse Technicians will be paid their regular straight time base rate, but will not receive any additional premium pay for working on a legal holiday, Sundays or at night. Additionally, students will receive their regular straight time pay for time off, if relieved or prevented from working by the occurrence of a legal holiday. No compensation will be paid to students for working overtime; however, students may be granted equivalent time off for service in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. A minimum of two(2) 8-hour shifts per pay period must be completed to maintain the position. As a trainee, students may not be assigned to compressed work schedules, except when rotating with an assigned preceptor working through a pre-assigned compressed work schedule. This temporary trainee rotation must be limited as previously mentioned. When appointed on a full-time or part-time basis, students are entitled to accrue annual and sick leave in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 63. When appointed on an intermittent basis, students are not entitled to leave accruals
Jan 8, 2024;
from:
usajobs.gov