Registered Nurse - Current Permanent South Texas VAHCS Bargaining Unit Employees Only

Registered Nurse - Current Permanent South Texas VAHCS Bargaining Unit Employees Only Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) Summary This Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) is open only to current, permanent employees of the South Texas VA Health Care System. Applicions will expire after 90 days. Employees using this announcement must upde their applicions every 90 days. Learn more about this agency Summary This Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) is open only to current, permanent employees of the South Texas VA Health Care System. Applicions will expire after 90 days. Employees using this announcement must upde their applicions every 90 days. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/30/2026 to 04/29/2027 Salary $85,610 - $173,974 per year Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locions Many vacancies in the following locions: Balcones Heights, TX Kerrville, TX San Antonio, TX Victoria, TX Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0610 Nurse Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

CAZM-12950943-26-AC

Control number 867382900 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency

NOTE:

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. Open only to current, permanent employees of the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center and its sellite clinics. Videos Duties Help

• This is an Open Continuous Announcement for current, permanent employees of South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) for considerion when vacancies occur for Nurse Practitioners.
• Applicions will expire after 90 days.

Employees using this announcement must upde their applicions every 90 days. As the Registered Nurse, you will use professional standards of care and practice to evalue self, programs, and service activities. You will maintain knowledge of current techniques, trends, and professional issues. You will use group process to identify, analyze, and resolve care problems. Duties of the position include but are limited to; Initie/participe in Pient Safety activities th result in improved outcomes. Implement an educional plan to meet changing program or service needs. Educe colleagues and serve as a preceptor and/or mentor on pient safety initiives and standards. Support and enhance client self-determinion. Serve as a resource for clients and staff in addressing ethical issues. Participe in ethics consultions. Collabore with others in research activities to improve care. Identify and assess resource utilizion and safety issues, taking approprie action.

Work Schedule:

Varies based on specific positions.

Compressed/Flexible:

May be available based on specific positions.

Telework:

May be available based on specific positions.

Remote/Virtual:

May be available based on specific positions.

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) :

Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:

Not required

Bargaining Unit Stus:

This is part of the bargaining unit.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay:

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

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 Ste or territory Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued identificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probionary period. Complete all applicion requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Qualificions Basic Requirements :

English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Gradue of a school of professional nursing approved by the approprie accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accredition Commission for Educion in Nursing ( ACEN ) or The Commission on Collegie Nursing Educion ( CCNE ); OR Individuals tending 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 ste licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a Ste license, the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and ler converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduion from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6); OR In cases of gradues of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active, and unrestricted registrion will meet the requirement for graduion from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associed degree/entry level Nursing educion program. Credit for foreign nursing educion higher th associe degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validion from a recognized equivalency evaluion accepted by VA such as Internional Consultants of Delaware ( ICD ). Current, full, active, and unrestricted registrion as a gradue professional nurse in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United Stes, or the District of Columbia. Gradue Nurse Technician (GNT)

Exception:

Candides who otherwise meet the basic educion requirements, but do not possess the required licensure, may be appointed the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing educion 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:

Grandfhering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualificion standard on the effective de of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the grade held including positive educion and licensure/certificion.

Grade Determinions:

The following Scope, Educion and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candides, and if approprie, the level within a grade. The Dimension requirements (Practice, Veteran/Pient 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/12950943 . Grade/Level Scope Educion Nurse I, Level I Delivers fundamental, knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies. An Associe Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional professional nursing required. Nurse I, Level II Demonstres integrion of biopsychosocial concepts, cognitive skills and technically competent practice in providing care to clients with basic or complex. An 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 required. Nurse I, Level III Demonstres proficiency in practice based on conscious and delibere planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situions. An ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience in which one year is equivalent to Nurse I, Level 2; OR a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the Nurse I, Level 2; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience; OR a Master's degree in a

• reled field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience. Nurse II Demonstres leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborive stregies with others. A BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Master's degree in a
• reled field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I, Level 3; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience; OR a Doctoral degree in a
• reled field with a BSN with no additional professional nursing experience.

Nurse III Executes position responsibilities th demonstre leadership, experience and creive approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immedie practice setting. MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience, one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Master's degree in

• reled 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 III; OR a Doctoral degree in Nursing with and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III; OR a Doctoral degree in a
• reled 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 educion programs/degrees are not creditable as reled degrees.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificionStandards/ .

Physical Examinion:

May be required, depending on the needs of the organizion. The incumbent may be exposed to infected pients and contamined merials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolion situions or operive/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to pients who are combive secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiric disorders. The incumbent must be a mure, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situions, able to shift priorities based on pient needs. The incumbent must complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing, as a condition of employment.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the approprie Ste agency and accredited by either: a) The Accredition Commission for Educion in Nursing (ACEN); or b) The Commission on Collegie Nursing Educion (CCNE) or the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: ACEN - http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programSearch.

htm CCNE - https:

//www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE-Accredition/CCNE-Accredited-Programs U.S.

Department of Educion - http:

//ope.ed.gov/accredition/ If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this informion in your applicion.

Note:

If your school was accredited by Accredition Commission for Educion in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission on Collegie Nursing Educion (CCNE) the time of graduion but is no longer listed on the ACEN or CCNE website, you must provide documention of accredition with your applicion packet.

If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/internional/usnei/us/edlite-us-forrecog.html.

IMPORTANT

A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.

Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: http://ope.ed.gov/accredition/ . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/internional/usnei/us/edlite-us-forrecog.html . Additional informion This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.

NOTE:

Candide's educion, scope, and length of nursing practice (experience) considered in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience as an RN evalued to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following five dimensions of nursing: Practice, Veteran/Pient Driven Care, Leadership, Professional Development, and Evidence/Based Practice/Research. Each dimension of practice has criteria th demonstre essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:

Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Cover Letter License CV/Resume Exceeding 2-Pages Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/29/2027 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12950943 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Agency contact informion Allen Chrans allen.chrans@va.gov Address Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard San Antonio, TX 78229 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued, and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Special Note for

Applicions:

To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. The following documents are accepted and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Cover Letter License CV/Resume Exceeding 2-Pages Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/29/2027 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12950943 . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention are submitted prior to the closing de. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Allen Chrans allen.chrans@va.gov Address Audie L Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard San Antonio, TX 78229 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued, and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/30/2026 to 04/29/2027 Salary $85,610 - $173,974 per year Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locions Many vacancies in the following locions: Balcones Heights, TX Kerrville, TX San Antonio, TX Victoria, TX Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CAZM-12950943-26-AC

Control number 867382900