Practical Nurse (Inpatient)

About the Position: This position is located at West Point, New York, Keller Army Community Hospital.

Keller Army Community Hospital is located at 900 Washington Road, West Point, New York 10996, on the grounds of the U.S. Army Garrison West Point. The Orthopedic Clinic operates within this modern, full-service military community hospital environment, serving active duty service members, dependents, retirees, and other eligible beneficiaries.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Assist physicians and providers during outpatient clinic visits, including rooming patients, obtaining vital signs, documenting medical histories, and performing initial assessments. | Support in-clinic procedures such as joint aspirations, injections (e.g., corticosteroid or viscosupplementation), wound care, suture/staple removal, and application/removal of casts, splints, or braces. | Coordinate patient care activities, including surgery scheduling, preoperative preparation, postoperative follow-up, and arranging diagnostic tests or referrals. | Administer medications and injections as ordered, providing patient education on orthopedic conditions, treatment plans, rehabilitation exercises, and post-operative care instructions. | Maintain clinic flow by preparing examination rooms, ensuring equipment and supplies are stocked and sterilized, and accurately documenting all care in the electronic health record system. | Perform telephone triage, managing patient messages, and supporting administrative tasks to ensure efficient clinic operations and continuity of care.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience 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 is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Practical Nurse:

Licensure: A current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; OR must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of the license, a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or a citation of the license number and State issuing it. Non-licensed candidates who have completed their training may be appointed subject to obtaining the required license during the probationary period. Those not licensed must furnish the date on which they applied for a license and the jurisdiction involved. No person appointed pending licensure may be retained beyond the probationary period if licensure has not been attained.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below:

Experience: One year of nursing experience in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided practical nursing care to patients, such as recording vital signs, administering prescribed medications, and assisting in performing and managing medical procedures. This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

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.

Position is designated as Mission Essential. The incumbent will be required to report to work during times of contingency operations, natural disasters, extreme weather or other emergency situations. | Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position. | This position has mandatory seasonal Influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal Influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire). | This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random drug testing, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident. | This position requires that you obtain and maintain a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association and American Red Cross. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS. | Moderate to heavy lifting up to 50 pounds is required. | This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position. | This position requires the incumbent to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.