Nurse (Clinical/Emergency Department)
About The Position
This position is located in the Department of Emergency Services, Directorate of Medicine, at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Nurse provides clinical care to patients requiring emergency attention and supports emergency department operations across rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. The role requires maintaining nursing skills and knowledge through continuing education, providing guidance to nursing and paraprofessional staff, and responding to emergencies during assigned shifts. The position is designated Mission Essential and may require reporting to or remaining at work during severe weather. It also involves recurring interaction with children and youth under 18, a 5% temporary duty or business travel requirement, medical examinations, immunization screening, and drug testing. Applicants must meet the professional nursing education and licensure requirements and have at least one year of qualifying professional nursing experience. Education cannot substitute for the required experience. A valid, unrestricted, current registered nurse license must be maintained.
Requirements
- Graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program, subject to the stated federal employee exemption.
- Current, active, full, unrestricted professional nurse license or registration from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory; must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
- Maintain a valid, unrestricted, current registered nurse license with no limitations, stipulations, or pending adverse actions.
- At least one full year of professional nursing experience providing urgent or emergent clinical nursing care, administering pharmaceuticals, operating and monitoring complex technical equipment, and managing an advanced cardiac life support code team until a physician or provider arrives.
- Meet the experience requirement through experience alone; education cannot substitute for experience.
- Foreign nursing school graduates must provide official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.
- Applicants using foreign education must provide an evaluation establishing its equivalence to accredited U.S. education, or evidence of full course credit at a U.S.-accredited college or university.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must pass the required background investigation and suitability or fitness determination.
- Must undergo applicable immunization or pre-existing immunity screening and meet the annual seasonal influenza vaccination requirement.
- Must complete a pre-placement medical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
- Must meet initial and periodic background investigation or re-verification requirements due to recurring interaction with children and youth under 18.
- Must be able to lift up to 45 pounds as part of regular duties.
- Must meet the position's uncommon tour requirements, which may include on-call duty, fixed or rotating shifts, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing as a Testing Designated Position.
- Must complete a one-year probationary period unless previously meeting the applicable requirements.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship and use direct deposit for pay.
Nice To Haves
- Advance in hire may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct care to patients with illnesses or trauma requiring emergency attention.
- Identify and interpret serious situations and implement appropriate emergency measures.
- Manage nursing care delivery during weekends, holidays, training holidays, and day, evening, or night shifts.
- Participate in continuing education to maintain skills and meet annual requirements.
- Provide guidance and leadership to professional nurses and paraprofessional personnel.
- Respond to emergencies during the assigned shift.
- Provide clinical nursing care to patients requiring urgent or emergent care.
- Administer pharmaceuticals and operate and monitor complex technical equipment.
- Provide advanced cardiac life support code-team management until a physician or provider arrives.
Benefits
- Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family; specific eligibility and benefits depend on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
