Nurse Specialist (Research) - NCI - DH
Location: Maryland
Description: Department Of Health And Human Services is currently seeking to employ Nurse Specialist (Research) - NCI - DH right now, this job will be placed in Maryland. For detail informations about this job opportunity kindly read the description below. The NIH is the premier biomedical research center for the world. Its 27 Institutes and Centers employ approximately 18,000 employees doing a vast ! array of jobs, all supporting efforts for a healthy nation. For information on the NIH mission, goals, and Institutes and Centers, visit NIH Overview .
If you are a motivated, intelligent individual with experience providing health care maintenance, diagnostic and therapeutic services, education and counseling patients AND you want to play a significant role in a dynamic organization, then consider joining the Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Office of the Clinical Director. KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship requirement met by closing date.
Position is subject to a background investigation.
Nursing License is required DUTIES:
Implement treatment and evaluation of patients with cancer and other diseases that participate in clinical trial research protocols
Provide education and counseling to patients that are participating in c! linical trials
Coordinate the scheduling of diagnostic/pro! tocol studies
Monitor outpatient and inpatient consults on any required coordinative tests
Assist with the data analysis in the protocol
Initiate and implement all phases of data management, to include data collection, entry validation, reporting and analysis QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Education: 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.
Registration: Applicants must have 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. An applicant who has graduated from an approved nursing educational program within the past 12 months may be appointed pending State registration as a professional nurse within 6 months of appointment. No person appointed pending registration may be retained beyond 6 months, or promote! d, if registration has not been attained.
In addition to the basic education and licensure requirement, you must possess the following:
GS-12:
You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying Nurse Specialist experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: provide nursing care in a research environment; have experience taking care of cancer patients; record and observe patients' physiological and emotional conditions; provide patient education and counseling; monitor outpatient and inpatient consults and required coordinative tests; participate actively as a multidisciplinary team member with well established communication skills and high proficiency in organizing, implementing, and coordinating complex treatment and research plans; maintain a data management system for documentation and retrieval of patient i! nformation.
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Equivalent combinations of appropriate! education and specialized experience.
GS-13:
You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying Nurse Specialist experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal service obtained in ether the private or public sector, performing the following type of tasks: provide specialized nursing care to cancer patients in a research environment; participate as a multidisciplinary team member involved in clinical trials including well established communication skills and proficiency in organizing, implementing, coordinating complex treatment and research plans; providing patient education and counseling; participate in the maintenance of a data management system, updated in real time, that incorporates documentation, verification and retrieval of protocol and patient information for clinical, research and regulatory purposes.
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Equivalent combinations of appropriate education and specialized experience.
This position has an education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package; however, official transcripts will be required prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education . If you are currently or were previously in this occupation series you do not need to submit transcripts. Instead, submit an SF-50 showing the appointment in this occupational series.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Service. HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Applications will be evaluated against the basic qualifications. Qualified candidates will be referred for consideration in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management direct hire guidelines .! Veteran's Preference does not apply to the direct hire recruitment pro! cedures. Selections made under this bulletin will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would, therefore, be given new appointments to the civil service. BENEFITS:
The federal government offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. For more information, check out New Employee Benefits at NIH and OPM's Employee Benefits Information . OTHER INFORMATION:
PHS Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps should also apply online to this announcement in order to receive consideration.
We are unable to pay relocation expenses.
A one-year probationary period may be required upon selection/ placement.
A newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit for prior work experience or active du! ty uniformed service that otherwise would not be creditable for the purpose of determining his or her annual leave accrual rate. All creditable service must be directly related to the duties of the position being filled and decisions to allow for such credit must be finalized prior to the selectee's entrance on duty. The use of this service credit incentive is at the discretion of the selecting official and service credit is granted only for a position deemed hard-to-fill.
Additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement. The National Institutes of Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program ( E-Verify ). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers. The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus .
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume ! to Department Of Health And Human Services.
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This job starts available on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:46:00 GMT