This position serves as a Nurse (Educator) performing a variety of routine nurse education duties for the Wewoka Indian Health Center in Wewoka, OK. This position reports to the Community Health Director. **Restricted to current permanent IHS employees within the Wewoka Service Unit due to ceiling restrictions. **

Duties

Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Conducts nursing assessments and provides appropriate nursing care to patients with diabetes learning needs. Provides case management to coordinate care into a comprehensive diabetes health care plan. Develops and revises programs for diabetic patients with other members of the diabetes team. Strategizes for optimal metabolic control including prevention of illness, injury or other diabetic complications.

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(external link), Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs(external link), Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education(external link), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Degree from Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (external link) 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(external link). 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. (You must provide a copy of your license and/or registration along with your resume). 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 at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, AND possess a diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree, or master's degree in nursing from a professional nursing educational program. Professional nursing experience includes the following type of work and/or tasks: Planning and conducting comprehensive diabetes self-management and prevention education programs; independently develop care plans and provide education to patient with diabetes or at risk for diabetes; provide continuous professional nursing care, practices, and standards of care for patients with diabetes; analyzing and evaluating data and information to identify health needs and for program improvement. OR Successful completion of a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field. 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 Wewoka Service Unit PO Box 1475 Wewoka, OK 74884 US
• Name: Emily Salinas
• Phone: 580-309-1082
• Email: [email protected]