Registered Nurse- Inpatient
for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions, etc.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Summary: description of role: "The Registered Nurse- Inpatient is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses - plans - implements - and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education - self-management - and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care."
That could be "About the role" or "Responsibilities". Probably "About the role" for summary.
- Qualifications: large block about Basic Requirements, Grade Determinations, etc. That's qualifications.
- Physical Requirements: description of physical demands.
- Duties Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: list of duties (many bullet-like sentences). Could be "Responsibilities" (but we already used About the role). Might combine? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Qualifications, Requirements (maybe physical requirements?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Skills maybe not present.
We need to decide what content goes where.
We have:
- Summary: about role.
- Duties Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: list of duties (responsibilities). So we can put that under Responsibilities
with - items.
- Qualifications: the big block about basic requirements, grade determinations, etc. That's qualifications.
- Physical Requirements: could be under
Requirements
(maybe "Physical Requirements" fits under Requirements). Or we could have a separate section "Physical Requirements" but not in allowed headings list; but we could use "Requirements" heading and include physical requirements there.
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: includes Pay, Benefits, Schedule, etc. So we can have sections: Pay, Benefits, Schedule.
We need to extract specifics:
Pay: "VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards"
Benefits: list: "Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory"
Schedule: "Work Schedule: 7:30 pm to 8:00 am and one 11:30 pm to 8:00am per pay period - with Rotating Weekends and Holidays Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized"
We need to keep all substantive info. For Pay, Benefits, Schedule sections, we should only include if posting actually states them. It does.
We should not include headings with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to avoid duplicating lines. Ensure we don't repeat same info.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
The Registered Nurse- Inpatient is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses - plans - implements - and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education - self-management - and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
Responsibilities
- Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines
- Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team
- Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience - and creative approaches to management of complex client care
- Collaborates in the development - implementation - evaluation - and revision of policies - procedures - and/or guidelines
- Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients
- Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement
- Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe - quality nursing care
- Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals
- Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals - groups - and populations
- Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level
- Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility
Qualifications
Basic Requirements: English Language ProficiencyIn accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken EnglishGraduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge programUpon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program(Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education programCredit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of ColumbiaGraduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certificationGrade Determinations: The following Scope - Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a gradeThe Dimension requirements (Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13058357Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse I - Level I Delivers fundamental - knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competenciesAn Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing - with no additional professional nursing requiredNurse I - Level II Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts - cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complexAn ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 1 ;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience requiredNurse I - Level III Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planningSelf-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situationsAn ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I - Level 2OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experienceOR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experienceNurse II Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with othersA BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experienceOR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experienceNurse III Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice settingMSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience - one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IIIOR a Master's degree in *related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience - one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IIIOR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IIIOR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III*Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degreesReference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
But that is a huge wall of text; we should maybe break into for grade determinations? However the instruction: Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The qualifications block is not a list but prose; we can keep as
. It's okay.
But we need to preserve all substantive info; we must not invent or summarize away detail. The qualifications block includes many details; we should keep them as is. However we need to be careful not to duplicate content. The qualifications block includes the grade determinations details; we should keep them.
We also have Physical Requirements section. We'll put under
Requirements
maybe.
Physical Requirements: "This position includes a level of physicality normally associated with duties performed by nurses such as direct patient care - and potentially long periods of walking - standing - sitting - moderate lifting - repeated bending - or kneelingExamples may include but are not limited to: - Significant amounts of time standing assisting assigned patients Utilization of safe patient handling and mobility protocols - The administrative nurse position must be able to sit or stand for several hours daily while interacting with patients - employees - and providers via computer and/or phoneA dedicated - ergonomic workspace is required to
Requirements
(maybe "Physical Requirements" fits under Requirements). Or we could have a separate section "Physical Requirements" but not in allowed headings list; but we could use "Requirements" heading and include physical requirements there. - VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: includes Pay, Benefits, Schedule, etc. So we can have sections: Pay, Benefits, Schedule. We need to extract specifics: Pay: "VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards" Benefits: list: "Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory" Schedule: "Work Schedule: 7:30 pm to 8:00 am and one 11:30 pm to 8:00am per pay period - with Rotating Weekends and Holidays Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized" We need to keep all substantive info. For Pay, Benefits, Schedule sections, we should only include if posting actually states them. It does. We should not include headings with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to avoid duplicating lines. Ensure we don't repeat same info. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:About the role
The Registered Nurse- Inpatient is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. Assesses - plans - implements - and evaluates care based on age specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education - self-management - and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
Responsibilities
- Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines
- Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team
- Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience - and creative approaches to management of complex client care
- Collaborates in the development - implementation - evaluation - and revision of policies - procedures - and/or guidelines
- Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients
- Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement
- Supports colleagues and other nurses through knowledge sharing to provide safe - quality nursing care
- Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals
- Evaluates outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for individuals - groups - and populations
- Responsible for the documented outcomes at the program or service level
- Program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility
Qualifications
Basic Requirements: English Language ProficiencyIn accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken EnglishGraduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge programUpon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program(Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education programCredit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of ColumbiaGraduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certificationGrade Determinations: The following Scope - Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a gradeThe Dimension requirements (Practice - Veteran/Patient Driven Care - Leadership - Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13058357Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse I - Level I Delivers fundamental - knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competenciesAn Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing - with no additional professional nursing requiredNurse I - Level II Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts - cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complexAn ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 1 ;OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience requiredNurse I - Level III Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planningSelf-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situationsAn ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I - Level 2OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I - Level 2OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experienceOR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experienceNurse II Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with othersA BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3OR a Master's degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I - Level 3OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experienceOR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experienceNurse III Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice settingMSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience - one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IIIOR a Master's degree in *related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience - one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IIIOR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse IIIOR a Doctoral degree in a *related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III*Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degreesReference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
But that is a huge wall of text; we should maybe break into- for grade determinations? However the instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The qualifications block is not a list but prose; we can keep as
. It's okay. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we must not invent or summarize away detail. The qualifications block includes many details; we should keep them as is. However we need to be careful not to duplicate content. The qualifications block includes the grade determinations details; we should keep them. We also have Physical Requirements section. We'll put under
Requirements
maybe. Physical Requirements: "This position includes a level of physicality normally associated with duties performed by nurses such as direct patient care - and potentially long periods of walking - standing - sitting - moderate lifting - repeated bending - or kneelingExamples may include but are not limited to: - Significant amounts of time standing assisting assigned patients Utilization of safe patient handling and mobility protocols - The administrative nurse position must be able to sit or stand for several hours daily while interacting with patients - employees - and providers via computer and/or phoneA dedicated - ergonomic workspace is required to