This position is located in the Division of Nursing Services Branch, Four Corners Regional Health Center, Red Mesa, AZ. The purpose of this position is to improve patient care through the use of automation tools such as the computerization for clinical information to improve the standard of direct patient care and support patient centered care with outcome measures, Incumbent works with nursing division and other clinical branches.

Duties

06/03/2024: Position Re-announced to solicit for additional applicants. Applicants who previously applied have the option to update their application during the re-announcement. Responsible for implementation and support of multi-service software packages that automate the capture of clinical encounter information. Manage the customization of the site parameters, table maintenance, technical settings and addresses integration issues with other software packages. Analyze and evaluate processes related to information flow. Serve as liaison between clinical application applications coordinator, clinics and departments concerning these processes, clinical, business and administrative. Establish effective personal relationships with all levels of medical center personnel and promotes an awareness of the importance of daily validity, data quality and data security. Coordinate with Information Management, Health Information Management staff and other application coordinators to implement integrated packages, resolve conflicts, provide secondary support on related software modules, and insure smooth operations in areas where package scope overlaps or is integrated with other services functions. Perform comprehensive professional nursing duties; prepare patients for tests, exams, and treatments. Triage and provide emergency treatment according to status or patient and level of care needed. Maintain health records and document observations, nursing interventions, and therapeutic measures administered. Administers prescribed oral medications, medication injections, and intravenous medications. This position is being announced concurrently under DHA. Please review vacancy announcement number IHS-24-NN-12433279-DHA for eligibility requirements. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately to each announcement in order to be considered.

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. 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 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-11: In addition to the above requirements, applicants must meet one of the following requirements: 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 (equivalent to the GS-9 grade level) and possession of a diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree, or master's degree from a professional nursing educational program. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-11 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: Examples include: Experience in implementing, analyzing, coordinating and evaluating multi-services for patients with chronic conditions requiring a long-term plan of care; evaluating, managing and developing solutions to program failures following implementation of software patches and teaching and training end-users regarding clinical software applications. 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 https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Four Corners Regional Health Center HCR 61 Box 30 TeecNosPos, AZ 86514 US
• Name: Navajo Area IHS Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]