Nurse (Community Health) - Indian Health Service

6 days ago

Pine Ridge, United States Indian Health Service Full time
Job Summary

This position is located within the Community Health Department at the Pine Ridge Service Unit. The purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive nursing service to individuals, families, and communities within the geographical area.

Key Responsibilities
  • Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate health needs in providing nursing care to individuals and families.
  • Teach and supervise patients and families in techniques of positive health measures.
  • Assist patients and families in understanding, accepting, and adjusting to the implications and responsibilities of medical or other needed care, diagnosis, and treatment.
  • Plan and evaluate the Community Health Nursing Program.
  • Maintain proper lines of communication to ensure that responsible parties are adequately informed.
  • Provide continuity of patient care by initiating, planning, and exchanging information with others, including IHS, Tribal, and Community resources.
  • Assume personal responsibility to stay informed of current changes and trends affecting nursing care and professional nurse functions.
Requirements
  • Must pass a pre-employment examination.
  • Selectee may be subject to a probationary period.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • This is a designated position covered by Public Law, requiring contact or control over Indian children.
  • Measles and Rubella immunization is required for selectees born after 1957, and seasonal influenza immunization is required for all staff working in Indian Health Service healthcare facilities.
  • COVID-19 vaccination is required for all selectees prior to entrance on duty.
  • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying.

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, social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part-time experience.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

BASIC REQUIREMENT(S)

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.

Advanced Practice Nurse Positions

For Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) positions, applicants must possess a graduate or higher level degree in nursing from an accredited educational program in the area of expertise or specialty indicated by the position.

Areas of specialties for positions include, but are not limited to, Acute Care, Anesthesia, Community Health, Family, Geriatric, Home Health, Midwifery, Neonatal, Oncology, Pediatric, Psychiatric, Allergy and Immunology, Women's Health, Cardiovascular, Dermatology, Occupational Health, Orthopedic, Respiratory, or other specialties identified for the position.

Licensure is also required for all grade levels and positions.

Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination and possess 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.

Additional license requirements apply for Advanced Practice Nurse positions.

Experience

The work experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

At the GS-9 and above grade level, many positions may require experience in a specialty area of nursing.

Basic Requirements for the GS-7 (or equivalent) include possession of a bachelor's degree in Nursing and eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement provision, possession of a bachelor's degree in Nursing and at least one full year of professional nursing experience, possession of a diploma or associate degree in professional nursing and two full years of professional nursing experience, or completion of at least one full year of graduate education in a professional nursing educational program.

Basic Requirements for the GS-9 (or equivalent) include possession of a master's degree in professional nursing or at least one full year of professional nursing experience and possession of a diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program.

Basic Requirements for the GS-11 (or equivalent) include successful completion of a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field or at least one full year of professional nursing experience and possession of a diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree, or master's degree from a professional nursing educational program.

Minimum Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks:

GS-7: clinical nursing experience which includes planning, implementing, and evaluating a patient's health status to identify health promotion and disease prevention strategies; work with individuals, families, and communities as a population focus and apply a systems level perspective to factors that impact health; provision of nursing care services and assessment in a variety of settings in homes, schools, clinics, community centers, jails, detention centers, rural, and remote Indian communities while focusing on improving population health in the environments where people live, work, learn, and play.

GS-9: working with individuals, families, and communities implementing and supporting community care coordination; and interacting with healthcare system providers on referrals and transitions in care; and collection and analysis of data as part of community assessment, implementing case management processes, and mentoring colleagues.

GS-11: experience in applying nursing theory and public health science to preserving and promoting the health of the population with the nature of the practice being continuous and comprehensive; development and implementation of needed health services in the community to address the well-being of the population and serving as an advocate and facilitating change; provision of public health program activities which are based on the community needs, program resources, and establishing goals and objectives; and identification of vulnerable groups in a community by assessing the needs of the population and tailoring services to the special needs of high-risk groups.

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