The primary purpose for this position is to provide traditional counseling, healing and cultural education services to Gallup Service Unit patients/clients and staff under the direction of the coordinator of Native Medicine. In addition, the incumbent assists in providing cultural consultant and resource services. Reports directly to Native Medicine Program Coordinator.

Duties

THIS VACANCY IS BEING RE-ANNOUNCED TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT REAPPLY, UNLESS UPDATING APPLICATION. Provide traditional counseling/healing services to patients and their families in clinical and community settings, by bedside, native healing room, traditional hogan, sweat lodge, and community sites. Provide native diagnostic procedures and ritual treatment procedures, including simple ceremonies, blessings and sweats. Provide training on native medicine and culture for staff. Perform ceremonies or blessing for departments, including before and after mock codes, new facility dedications, annual unit blessings and other activities as needed. Create and participate in the Traditional Native Medicine Committee and other service unit committees. This position is Open Until Filled. This Vacancy Announcement will close once the positions are filled.

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): DEGREE: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 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 and/or tasks: Provide Native diagnostic procedures and ritual treatment procedures including: simple Native ceremonies, blessings and sweats also offering suggestions of traditional treatment as an adjunct to medical care. This may include offering and performing simple ceremonies/blessings, or advising patients to seek out other native practitioners for treatment. Must currently be a native traditional practitioner with skills in diagnosis, simple healing, blessings, prayers, offerings and traditional counseling. Must have knowledge of Navajo and other native ceremonial systems. Must have good communication skills in the English and Navajo languages. Must be culturally competent in diverse cultural and health care settings. Must have a license or certification from the Dine` Hataali Association, Inc. or Dine` Medicine Man Association. 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

For positions requiring positive education requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume.

When there is a positive education requirement, or you are using education to qualify as a substitution for experience, transcripts (unofficial) are required at the time of application to verify that you meet the educational requirement or substitution.
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

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: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Gallup Service Unit 516 E Nizhoni Blvd P O Box 1337 Gallup, NM 87301 US
• Name: Navajo Area IHS Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]