Practical Nurse (Outpatient)

About the role

About the Position: Kenner Army Health Clinic, Fort Lee, Virginia. Kenner offers delivery of direct primary and preventive nursing care to active duty and retiree family members of all ages. This is an open continuous announcement.

Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

What you will do

• Provide practical nursing care to a diverse patient population with a variety of medical conditions.
• Perform tasks such as recording vital signs, ordering labs, tracking patient’s laboratory, radiology orders and referral results to completion.
• Initiate and maintain medical histories on patients, records observations, and identifies symptoms for use by the clinician.
• Report significant findings to the supervising nurse or physician.
• Perform direct nursing care to clinic patients via telemedicine, virtual, and face-to-face care.
• Conduct focused nursing assessments and contributes to the care plan.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation of care provided and ensures adherence to established protocols.
• Communicate with patients and families to ensure they are informed about care plans and progress.
• Administer prescribed medications with increased independence, ensuring proper patient dosages, routes, and times are followed Prepare and deliver oral, topical, and injectable forms while monitoring for and responding to side effects or adverse reactions.
• Assist in performing and managing medical procedures, physical examinations, and treatments.
• Utilize electronic health record and information technology as effective communication and management tools to facilitate the patient experience and coordination.
• Assist with resuscitations, stabilizations, and other critical interventions as well as initiates emergency care as needed and assembles, operates, and monitors specialized equipment.
• Monitor patient responses during and after procedures, ensuring that any complications are addressed promptly.
• Ensure compliance with infection control protocols throughout all procedures.
• Provide patient and family education tailored to specific medical conditions, treatment plans, and recovery goals.
• Assist in counseling and educating patients to include, but not limited to diet, acute or chronic illness, wellness/preventative health measures, immunizations, demonstrating proper use of medical devices, and addresses questions about ongoing care.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

Documents you must provide

• The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment.
• A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
• As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.
• If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
• Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
• The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.
• Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable License/Certification: This position has a license/certification requirement.
• You MUST submit a copy of your current, active, valid, unrestricted license/certification with your application package or you may be rated ineligible.
• See: Transcripts and Licenses.
• NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
• Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
• You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
• You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

What to expect next

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.

Additional information

This announcement is intended to provide readily available applicants for hard to fill positions as they become vacant. Various vacancies may exist and be filled from this announcement. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be referred to Management as their application packages are received.

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Applications will be reviewed and referred for selection as vacancies occur within the organization. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.

This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required.

Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. Position may require employee to wear a uniform and/or protective clothing. Student Loan repayment may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.