This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. This announcement has an applicant limit of 75. Once the applicant limit of 75 applications has been met, this announcement will set to close and no longer be available to application.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a Supervisory Nurse (Consultant), you will use your knowledge of and experience with the Program Support Center to optimize business results and customer experience by: Managing the delivery of clinical services within the Division and providign leadership, direction, and training in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating the full range of occupational health programs and services. Identifying issues and integrating internal and external requirements affecting the immediate organization, such as those involving technical (clinical) and administrative changes or decisions. Performing the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. Developing written reports and making oral presentations on findings and representing FOH management in the briefings to other Federal agencies on issues and analyses impacting the efficient and effective delivery of FOH product lines.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• Probationary (or trial) period may be required.
• One-year probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Qualifications: Must possess a graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program. 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. Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools. (You must submit copies of transcripts and/or certification with your application.) Note: Employees currently assigned to the 0610 series as of September 2017 will be considered to have met this basic requirement. (Note: You must provide a copy or multiple copies of your SF-50 to validate your status.) -AND- Licensure Requirement: 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. (MUST SUBMIT PROOF OF LICENSURE) -AND- Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing at least 4 out of 6 of the following: 1) Recommending changes and/or updates to annual occupational health policy reviews; 2) Assisting with the development of clinical training, providing guidance pertaining to policies and standard operating procedures; 3) Providing leadership and expert technical support to assure the delivery of consistently high-quality nursing care; 4) Preparing performance evaluations, managing employee's workloads, and managing informal disputes; 5) Conducting comprehensive analysis where clinical processes, activities or functions are conducted; and/or 6) Providing advice and direction to internal and external stakeholders on health principles, procedures and professional practice guidelines. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Contacts

• Address Program Support Center 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]