Practical Nurse (Dialysis LPN)

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. Basic Requirements: Licensure: Candidates must be currently licensed to practice as practical or vocational nurses in a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, or must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of the license, a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or a citation of the license number and State issuing it. NOTE: ALL applicants MUST submit proof of current, active and unrestricted license for verification. Your documentation MUST be uploaded at the time you apply. AND Additional Requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience: You must have at least one year of nursing experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in Federal service. Qualifying experience includes nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures, performing such duties as: Providing pre-and post-operative patient care. Observing, recording, and reporting changes in behavior of mentally ill patients. Providing reassurance and encouragement to mentally ill patients. Assisting surgeons and registered nurses in operating room activities, including passing instruments, maintaining sterile conditions, and draping and positioning patients. Setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience with performing a full range of basic nursing activities at the level of the Practical Nurse. Experience with communicating verbally with other members of the health care setting and in writing to complete required medical record documentation and reports on medical equipment. Experience with basic anatomy and physiology of the human body and knowledge of medical terminology. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**
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