Position serves as the Supervisory Nurse for the Outpatient Department for the Whiteriver Service Unit located in Whiteriver, AZ. Assists in the direction of nursing employees in the performance of nursing tasks related to the care of a diverse population of ambulatory patients. Supervisor performs such functions as planting, organizing, directing, and reviewing work and administering personnel matters specific to the Outpatient Department.

Duties

Supervisory Functions: Serves as Assistant Supervisory Clinical Nurse with responsibilities of assuring that nursing care is provided, and for the accomplishment of work planning, direction, and performance evaluation. Assist in supervising permanent and temporary professional and ancillary nursing employees. Work Planning: Plans and adjusts work assignments and operations to meet organizational objectives, priorities, deadlines, and standard of care. Assures nursing capabilities, staffing, and equipment requirements to meet the work demands, safety requirement, and accreditation standards. Regularly reviews and updates policy and procedures manuals including Nursing Policies and Procedures, Infection Control, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and Nursing Standards of Care. Incumbent ensures department compliance with regulatory requirements of The Joint Commission (TJC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other applicable regulatory bodies. Maintains clinical competencies. Provides skilled and comprehensive nursing care to ambulatory patients. Exercises sound judgement in interpreting observations to the provider and initiating emergency measures. 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 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. 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. Experience: The work experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. At the GS-09 and above grade level, many positions may require experience in a specialty area of nursing. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-11:Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-9 grade level) AND possession of a diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program. Examples Include: Provide supervision, leadership, and direction of subordinate staff on the Outpatient Department; maintain the continuity and effectiveness of nursing services, to insure delivery of quality patient care, and to serve as a role model for professional nursing; responsibilities assuring that nursing care is provided and for accomplishment of work planning, direction and performance evaluation and/or direct supervision of temporary and permanent professional nursing employees. Perform nursing care duties as needed and providing ambulatory nursing care services to individual eligible for services. OR Successfully completed a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field. 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 White River Service Unit PO Box 860 White River, AZ 85941 US
• Name: Phoenix Area IHS Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]