This position is located in the Division of Nursing Services, Ambulatory Nursing, in the Primary Care Medical Clinic within the Phoenix Indian Medical Center located in Phoenix, AZ. Incumbent serves as the Supervisor for the Primary Care Medicine Clinic (PCMC) nursing and clinical support staff. Incumbent also serves as an RN by directing and supporting the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Care Coordinator, and Case Manager.

Duties

The incumbent is directly responsible for the clinical services provided by nursing and clinical support staff in the Primary Care Medicine Clinic. Evaluates professional nurses using an active, supportive peer review system that acknowledges and enhances professional nursing practice. This position supervises, directs, and oversees all aspects of the Primary Care nursing and clinical support personnel. the incumbent provides leadership, direction, and technical expertise in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the delivery of nursing, technical, and support services for the Primary Care team. Collects subjective and objective health status data from multiple sources, which includes the patient, family members, team members, and documented records. Analyzes health status data in terms of the unique individual and/or disease related situation. Recognizes urgent/emergent patient and clinic situations and initiates emergency medical procedures and complies with external disaster, internal disaster, bomb threat and fire plan and drills. Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov)

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): Note: Employees currently assigned to positions in this 0610 occupational series as of September 2017 will be considered to have met the basic requirements for the position occupied. 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. In addition to the above requirements, applicants must meet one of the following requirements, OR Completed a degree from Foreign Nursing School and have an Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools. License: Applicants must have active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, 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 with particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This specialized experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-11 in the Federal service as described in the vacancy announcement. The following type of work and/or tasks include: Knowledge of team leader skills and the ability to apply them as needed to identify and solve problems. Knowledge of nursing policy and procedures related to Infection Control, Performance Improvement, and Risk Management. Ability to supervise staff by planning performance improvement and assigning work. Previous leadership experience is preferred. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: Certification: Must be certified in one of the following nursing specialties to meet the Selective Placement Factor for this position. (You must provide evidence of meeting this certification with your application documents)American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in one of the following: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC), Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS-BC), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPNP-BC), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC), Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC), Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Community Health Nursing, Ambulatory Care Nurse (AMB-BC), Gerontological Nursing (GERO-BC), Informatics Nursing Certification (RN-BC), Nursing Case Management (CMGT-BC), Nurse Executive (NE-BC), Advanced Nurse Executive (NEA-BC), Pain Management (PMGT-BC), Advanced Public Health Nursing (PHNA-BC), Community Health Nursing (RN-BC), or Public/Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (PHCNS-BC), Pediatric Nursing (PED-BC), Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PPCNP-BC), Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC), Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse (PMH-BH);ORHIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board as a HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse (ACRN) 0r Advanced HIV/AIDS Registered Nurse (AACRN); or Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education as a Certified Diabetic Educator; or American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), certification includes: Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML), Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP). OR Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation, certification includes: Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN), Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON), Certified Breast Care Nurse (CBCN), Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP), Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Specialist (AOCNS), Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON), Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN); or Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), certification includes: Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP), Primary Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC) OR Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), certification includes: Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN), Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP), Primary Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC); OR Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC), certification includes: Infection Prevention and Control and Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC). 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 Phoenix Service Unit 1616 E Indian School Rd Suite 360 Phoenix, AZ 85016 US
• Name: Chelsea Banteah
• Email: [email protected]