This position is located with the Medical/Surgical Unit (3W) at the Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, NM. The position serves as support staff, responsible for the prioritizing of tasks as assigned under the supervision of licensed professional nursing staff utilizing universal precautions and insuring a safe, clean and orderly environment conducive to the delivery of quality nursing care.

Duties

Provides nursing care to assigned patients under the direction of a registered nurse in accordance with established unit policy. Provides basic nursing care to patients with a variety of conditions, illnesses, and/or injuries (i.e. routine pre and post op care; routine ante and post partum care; apply and remove simple binders, dressings, slings, braces, etc.; apply heat and cold packs, assist patient in ambulation, transferring, positioning; etc.). Responsible for obtaining and recording patient information as assigned per unit policy (i.e. vital signs, height, weight, l&O, etc.) Shares in the responsibility of maintenance of clinical records and nursing care plans. Assists in admitting and discharging patients. Assists in post-mortem care. Transports patients to various hospital departments. Position performs the following procedures, after approved hospital specific formal training and completion of required competencies. Any required unit specific training and competency testing required to perform on that unit will be completed in addition to the hospital training:Performs less complex dressings and treatments without assistance, Performs venipunctures to obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing, Inserts a sterile indwelling bladder catheter and maintains a sterile urinary drainage system, Safely performs oropharyngeal suctioning, Assists the physicians with sterile procedures such as suturing, insertion of chest tubes, spinal tap, and with clean procedures such as cast application, etc.

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. Individual Occupational Requirements: Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): Qualifying specialized experience includes nonprofessional nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other medical, nursing, or patient care facility, or in such work as that of a home health aid performing duties such as: Providing personal nursing care such as providing pre- and post-operative care. Support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus. Caring for mentally ill patients, including observing, recording, and reporting changes in their behavior, and providing reassurance and encouragement. Assisting surgeons and registered nurses in operating room activities, including passing instruments, maintaining sterile conditions, and draping and positioning patients. In addition to the Occupational Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-05: Applicants must have successfully completed 4 years above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with course related to the occupation. -OR- Your resume must demonstrate at least 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: Examples Include most if not all: Providing personal nursing care such as providing pre and post-operative care. Support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures. Setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus. Assist surgeons and registered nurses in operating room activities, including passing instruments, maintain sterile conditions, and draping and positions patients. Combining Experience and Education: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience are also qualifying. For GS-5 level positions, only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience. 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 Gallup Service Unit 516 E Nizhoni Blvd P O Box 1337 Gallup, NM 87301 US
• Name: Navajo Area IHS Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]