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Registered Nurse-Oncology/Hematology

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Louisville, KY · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes summary, qualifications, duties, benefits (VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package). Also includes Pay Schedule: NF45 (maybe pay schedule). Also includes Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm. Also includes Telework: Not available, Virtual: not a virtual position, Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized, PCS: Not authorized. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: About the role (maybe summary), Qualifications, Responsibilities (duties), Benefits (VA offers...), Pay (maybe Pay Schedule?), Schedule (Work Schedule). Also maybe include "Requirements"? But we have Qualifications covering requirements. The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can choose appropriate headings. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include details from summary, qualifications, duties, benefits, pay schedule, work schedule, etc. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not applicable. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Thus produce something like:

About the role

Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Louisville - Kentucky is currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse-Oncology/Hematology.

Qualifications

  • English Language Proficiency: proficiency in basic written and spoken English per 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
  • Education: Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE; or master's level bridge program with equivalent coursework; or foreign nursing education with current full active unrestricted registration and degree equivalency validation if higher than associate degree.
  • Licensure: Current full active unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a US state, territory, Commonwealth, or District of Columbia.
  • Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception: candidates meeting education but lacking licensure may be appointed as GNT on 120‑day temporary appointment (extendable up to two years) while pursuing licensure.
  • Grade determinations: Scope‑Education and Dimension criteria (Practice, Veteran/Patient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, Evidence‑Based Practice/Research) as outlined in the VA qualification standard; see link for details.
  • Preferred experience: Prior oncology‑chemotherapy‑immunotherapy‑infusion experience; preferred chemotherapy certification; oncology certified nursing; outpatient experience.
  • Physical requirements: Visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity; ability to lift ≥50 lb; long periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, pushing; may need to transfer patients/objects; exposure to infected patients, contaminated materials, protective clothing; occasional exposure to combative patients; must be mature, flexible, sensible, able to work under stress and shift priorities; must complete annual Employee Health requirements (influenza vaccination, TB screening/testing).

Responsibilities

  • Use advanced specialized knowledge and judgement to deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based care to oncology patients and families.
  • Employ a team approach to identify, analyze, and resolve patient care problems with measurable outcomes.
  • Complete physiological assessments and document in the electronic health record (EHR) per policies.
  • Triaging patient problems, assisting in symptom evaluation, initiating interventions with interdisciplinary team.
  • Monitor, track, tend, and report ongoing care needs and outcomes to the interdisciplinary team.
  • Direct provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and quality improvement/utilization.
  • Provide a safe environment while administering, handling, and disposing of antineoplastic drugs and medical waste.
  • Oversee administration and management of oncology procedures/treatments, including vascular access devices and infusion treatments.
  • Conduct in‑service education based on oncology professional development; acquire specialized skills in chemotherapy administration, oncology electronic ordering systems, drug dosage calculations.
  • Manage monitoring requirements for specific drugs, handle immediate infusion reactions, prevent/manage oncology‑related symptoms and adverse events (chemo‑related, immune‑related).
  • Evaluate outcomes of evidence‑based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, populations.
  • Responsible for documented outcomes at program or service level.

Benefits

  • VA Nurse Total Rewards package.
  • Pay: Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards.
  • Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays).
  • Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA matching.
  • Insurance: Federal health, vision, dental, term life, long‑term care (many federal programs portable into retirement).
  • Licensure: Requires one full and unrestricted license from any US state or territory.

Pay

Pay Schedule: NF45. Actually need

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    Pay Schedule: NF45.

    Schedule

    Work Schedule: Monday‑Friday, 8:00 am‑4:30 pm. Telework not available; this is not a virtual position. Relocation/recruitment incentives and permanent change of station (PCS) are not authorized.

    Check for any duplication: We included Pay and Schedule sections. Also we included Pay inside Benefits but also separate Pay section. Might be redundant but we need to avoid thin sections. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Pay and Schedule into Benefits? But they said use headings for Pay, Schedule if posting actually states them. The posting does state Pay Schedule: NF45 and Work Schedule. So we should include them. However we already mentioned Pay in Benefits; maybe we can keep Benefits section focusing on non-pay benefits (PTO, retirement, insurance, licensure) and then Pay section for salary and pay schedule. That's okay. We must not repeat job title as heading. We didn't. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed. Check that we didn't invent info. All info is from posting. Check that we didn't miss any substantive info: The summary also includes location: Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Louisville - Kentucky. We included in About the role. Qualifications: we included many bullet points covering English proficiency, education, licensure, GNT exception, grade determinations, preferred experience, physical requirements. Ensure we captured all details: The qualifications text includes many nested statements. We captured main points. We might need to include the link for grade determinations: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13068741 . We included reference. We might need to include the reference for more information on qualification standard: https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ . We didn't include that. Should we include? It's substantive: "Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/". That is a reference link. Should include maybe in Qualifications section as a note. Also we missed the Physical Requirements section details: we captured many but need to ensure we included all: "This position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity", "This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking - standing - stooping - sitting - bending - pulling - and pushing", "This position requires that you are able to lift at least 50 lbs", "Transferring patients and objects may be required", "The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures", "The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium - dementia - or psychiatric disorders", "The incumbent must be a mature - flexible - sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations - able to shift priorities based on organizational needs", "Must complete annual Employee Health requirements - such as annual Influenza vaccination - TB screening or testing - as a condition of employment." We included most but need to ensure we included "clear distinctive speech". We said clear speech. Good. Also we need to include "This position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity". We included visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity. Also "This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking - standing - stooping - sitting - bending - pulling - and pushing". We included long periods of walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, pushing. Also "This position requires that you are able to lift at least 50 lbs". Included. Also "Transferring patients and objects may be required". Included. Also "The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures". Included. Also "The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium - dementia - or psychiatric disorders". Included. Also "The incumbent must be a mature - flexible - sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations - able to shift priorities based on organizational needs". Included. Also "Must complete annual Employee Health requirements - such as annual Influenza vaccination - TB screening or testing - as a condition of employment." Included. Now duties: we captured many bullet points. Need to ensure we captured all duties listed: From duties paragraph: "The Oncology/Hematology Registered Nurse (RN) is a clinical expert who uses advanced specialized knowledge and judgement for delivery of high quality and evidence-based care to oncology patients and their families" "The Oncology/Hematology Registered Nurse (RN) Uses a team approach to identify - analyze - and resolve patient care problems with measurable outcomes" "Completes physiological assessments and completes documentation in the electronic health record (EHR) in accordance with established policies and procedures" "Triages patient problems and assists in the evaluation of symptoms and initiate interventions in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team" "Monitors - tracks/tends - and reports ongoing care needs and outcomes to the interdisciplinary team" "Direct the provision of nursing education - orientation - competencies - and providing quality improvement and outcome utilization" "Provide a safe working environment while administering - handling - and disposing of antineoplastic drugs and medical waste" "Oversee the administration and management of various medical procedures and treatments in the oncology setting - including vascular access devices and infusion treatments" "Conducts in-service education based on insights gained from oncology professional development activities and acquiring specialized skills in oncology-specific areas - including chemotherapy administration - oncology electronic ordering systems - and calculating drug dosages" "Manages monitoring requirements for specific drugs - handling immediate infusion reactions - and preventing and managing oncology-related symptoms and adverse events - such as chemo-related symptoms and immune-related adverse events" "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" We captured all. Now benefits: we captured VA Nurse Total Rewards package, Pay, PTO, retirement, insurance, licensure. Also we might need to include "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:" as a lead-in. We have that as a sentence in Benefits section. We also need to include "Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards". We have that in Pay section. We also need to include "Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave
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