Overview
Tripler Army Medical Center is seeking Clinical/Emergency Nurses to join our growing team!?
About the Position: This position is located within Tripler Army Medical Center in the Directorate of Medicine, Department of Emergency services in Honolulu, Hawaii.
AtTripler,you will practice alongside civilian and military health care experts and experience unique professional opportunities. Our staff serves by caring for our military but are not subject to military requirements. Weoperatewithin safe staffing standards - giving you time to provide exceptional care.?
Also known as the "big pink building on the hill",Tripler is a 450 bed, Level II Traumafacilityandparticipatesin unique partnerships with civilian facilities to provide care to non-beneficiary trauma victims.
Want to hear whatit'slike to work at Tripler? Check it out: https://youtu.be/b6E1XBHlEyc
In addition to salary, employees will receive an 8.9% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA); subject to change.
Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits andperksto include competitive compensation packages,paid-timeoff, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link:? https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/
Responsibilities
MAJOR DUTIES:
Provide direct care for patients with various @types of illness or trauma requiring emergency attention.
Identify and interpret serious situations and implement proper emergency measures.
Serve as a resource person for nurses and other health care providers to consult when particularly difficult problems in the care of patients arise.
Manage the delivery of nursing care for weekend, holidays, training holidays and day/evening or night shifts using knowledge of an extensive range of professional nursing theories, principles, and procedures.
Participate in continuing education programs to update and maintain skills and knowledge to meet annual requirements.
Provide guidance and leadership to other professional nurses and paraprofessional personnel.
Respond to all emergencies during the shift.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts i sin this document (https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr\public?id=kb\article&sysparm_article=KB0016283) .
Basic Requirement for Nurse Clinical/Emergency
Degree: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).
Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
Foreign Degree: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School. Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.
Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.
Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.
Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes providing clinical nursing care to patients in need of urgent or emergent care; administering pharmaceuticals and operate and monitor complex technical equipment; providing advance cardiac life support code team management until arrival of physician or provider. This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .
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Location US-HI-Honolulu
Job ID 2025-9028
Positions 1
Category Medical
Salary Range GS-12
Recruitment Bonus No
Relocation Assistance No
Student Loan Repayment No
