Practical Nurse

This position is located at the Frenchburg Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in Frenchburg, KY.
The incumbent is responsible for providing medical/nursing care for the students enrolled in the program. The medical, dental, and nursing care needs are not predictable, but are normally of a non-critical nature.
For additional information about the duties of this position contact Robert Pallay at robert.k.pallay@usda.gov.Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.
Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements, including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable).Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.
Basic Requirement:
Licensure: Candidates must be currently licensed to practice as practical or vocational nurses. License must be attached to application.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.
Specialized Experience Requirement:
For the GS-7: You must have one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as the majority of the following: giving medication as prescribed by a physician; basic wound care including cleaning and bandaging injured areas; taking medical histories; entering information into computer systems; assisting with patient care: recording vital signs; discussing and recording health concerns; performs tests; administers injections/immunizations; placing phone calls to pharmacies to order prescriptions; setting up referrals; pulling and preparing patient charts; explaining procedures and treatment protocols; performing other general office duties.
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; religious; 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.Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.Employment Type: FULL_TIME