VA proficiency Nurse II or Nurse III

[justgot2makeit]

I am a ICU nurse that has been working at the VA for 1 year on a contract assignment. I applied to become a permanent employee and received my initial offer letter. I was displeased with what they offered to say the least. I spoke with my manager and was told I should submit my proficiency (NPSB) with my letter to decline the offer. Problem is I have never wrote a proficiency before. I have my MSN and have years of ICU experience in the private sector and my experience with the VA. I have joined multiple committees, started unit projects, and continued working on my education/ leadership skills while working at the VA for a year. Does anyone have a proficiency for Nurse II or Nurse III they could share with me as an outline. I am lost on how to write this and need help. My coworkers are unwilling to share theirs and management is not helping. PLEASE any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you

 

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[dianah, ASN]

allnurses.com has a couple threads about this:

And via the NOVA website, look at the bottom of the page to Proficiency Topics:

https://www.vanurse.org/page/Webinars

You can do a Google search for VA nurse II or nurse III proficiency.  In a nutshell: Write what you saw was needed, what you did (really blow your own horn!), the outcome, and is it sustainable?

Good luck!