This position is the Supervisory Clinical Nurse (Inpatient) for the Nursing Services Division, Emergency Department located at the Hopi Health Care Center in Polacca, Arizona and will report to the Supervisory Clinical Nurse (Chief Nurse Executive). The Supervisory Clinical Nurse will provide leadership for the Inpatient nursing programs and ensure the delivery of hospital services in order to maintain the continuity of comprehensive patient care.

Duties

Supervisory Responsibilities: Develops the nursing staff work schedule and notifies the Chief Nurse Executive of needed changes to the schedule such as annual leave requests, educational leave, court leave, etc.; Develops monthly management reports. Maintains unit specific records for patient assignments, Daily Nursing Report, chart review participation, and emergency checklists; Collaborates with the Chief Nurse Executive in the management of all unit nursing care activities and in the planning implementation, coordination, and evaluation of nursing and personnel educational activities that directly and indirectly affect patient care outcomes. Clinical Duties: Ability to provide and implement plan of care based on the nursing process and standards of care as follows, including but not limited to: Assess acute and chronic condition including physical, psychosocial, and educational needs as it pertains to patients located in the above department; Observe and assess patient conditions: recognize, identify and interpret serious situations and immediate decide proper action; Perform Head to Toe assessment and evaluate consistent with Medical- Surgical & Obstetric standards of care; Administrations of prescribed medications. Other Responsibilities: The incumbent supervisor is responsible to maintain an equal opportunity work environment that fosters recognition and respect of individual differences and also ensures equal opportunity principles are applied and follows personnel policies and procedures in any tangible employment action; Provides escort services to patients via ground or air transport based upon patient condition and needs; Serves as Acting Chief Nurse Executive when delegated the authority; Cross-trains staff to patient care areas.

Requirements

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. Note: Employees currently assigned to positions in this occupational series as of September 2017 will be considered to have met the basic requirements for the position occupied. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Education: 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. Degree from Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (external link) is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools. Licensure: For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, they must 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. In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-0610-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Assess, plan, implement, direct and evaluate the care of patients in an outpatient facility setting; implement accreditation requirements; supervise subordinate staff; prepare work performance plans, schedules and evaluate work performance of subordinate staff; as a supervisor initiate and submit required information to fill vacancy position, promote subordinate staff, give advice, counsel or instruction to subordinate staff on administrative matters, hear and resolve complaints from staff, effect disciplinary measures when needed. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to 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. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address HOPI HEALTH CARE CENTER PO Box 4000 Polacca, AZ 86042 US
• Name: Yanibah Yazza
• Email: [email protected]