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This position is located in the Spinal Cord Injury patient care center, at the JJP VAMC.
The Mission of the Spinal Cord Injury Patient Care Center (SCIPCC) is to promote the health, independence, quality of life, and productivity of individuals with spinal cord injury. The SCIPCC offers a unique system of care that includes a full range of health care for eligible persons who are diagnosed with ALS, MS, individuals who sustained injury to their spinal cord or who have other spinal cord trauma.
02/12/2021 to 03/01/2021
$40,749 - $52,976 per year
GS 5
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Excepted
None
No
Yes
CBTE-11035756-21-SJD
592313600
Current federal employees of this agency.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
This posting is open to the public and to current employees of the James J. Peters medical center.
The incumbent will provide support to the entire Interdisciplinary Team, and be of assistance to patients and family members. In addition, maintain a cordial working environment. The incumbent to this position is an active participant of the nursing team demonstrating a higher level of clinical practice with minimum supervision.
Primary duties include however are not limited to the following:
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE:
A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
Current facility or agency NA employees will be reassigned at their current grade and step.
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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/01/2021 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11035756.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/592313600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
The James J. Peters VA Medical Center has an unique organizational structure. The clinical functions of this Medical Center are organized into patient - focused ambulatory Clinical Practices and Patient Care Centers. The Medical Center provides tertiary services to a veteran population primarily from the New York City metropolitan area; Bronx, Westchester, and Rockland Counties in New York; and Northern New Jersey. The Bronx VA Medical Center is designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the Department of Veterans Affairs and is a Cancer Teaching Hospital approved by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. The Medical Center is affiliated with the Mount Sinai Medical Center System, the Columbia University's School of Medicine and the Hospital for Special Surgery.