Rn.Nurse/Rn.Clinical Nurse Gs-610-4/5/7/9 (Open Cont.)(Mp/Es/Dh) Job in Worldwide - 97999492 - ZAK4WK9AMK1QS

Job Title:
RN.Nurse/RN.Clinical Nurse GS-610-4/5/7/9 (Open Cont.)(MP/ES/DH)

Department:
Department Of Health And Human Services

Agency:
Indian Health Service

Job Announcement Number:
IHS-11-RB-541587-ESEP-MP-DH

SALARY RANGE:
$42,492.00 - $67,878.00 /year

OPEN PERIOD:
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 to Friday, February 24, 2012
SERIES & GRADE:GS-0610-04/09

POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time Career/Career Conditional

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
09

DUTY LOCATIONS:
Many vacancies - Rosebud, SD

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
This is an "Open Continuous Vacancy Announcement" and applications will be referred when vacancies occur. "Direct Hire Authority" also applies to this vacancy.

JOB SUMMARY:

Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American!  At HHS you can give back to your community, state, and country by making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere.  Join HHS and help make our world healthier, safer and better for all Americans.

The Indian Health Service is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified Indian applicants and employees who are qualified and suitable for Federal employment. The Indian Health Service (IHS) by law is committed to affording employment preference to American Indian and Alaska Native candidates who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. In other than the above, the Indian Health Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To be eligible for this position under the Direct Hire (DHA) hiring plan, you must be a U.S. Citizen.

This position is also being announced under Announcement # for those who want to be considered under Merit Promotion Plan/Excepted Service Examining Plan. If you wish to be considered under all hiring plans you must submit an application to both job opportunity announcements.

ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION:

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Rosebud Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Nursing Services, Rosebud, South Dakota.

Positions will be filled as vacancies occur. There MAY NOT be immediate vacancies. Interested applicants should check with the local Administrative Officer or Service Unit Director concerning immediate employment needs.

POSITION DETAILS:

Salary Range:-  $42,492.00 - $68,878.00  (Annnually)

Promotion Potential:GS-09

Merit Promotion Position:Yes

Travel Required:Yes-Occasional travel MAY BE required.

Supervisory/Managerial Position:No

Relocation Expenses Paid:Yes-Relocation May Be Paid, expenses will be paid in the interest of the government and not in the interest of the selected employee.   

Is position covered by PL 101-630?Yes-(See the How to Apply tab- under Required Documents).

Is drug testing required?No

Is government housing available?Yes-(depending on availability).

Tour of Duty: (40 hour work week) Alternative work schedule, call back, standby, rotating shifts, nights/weekends/holidays? Yes

If applicable: This position requires that you obtain and maintain clinical privileges. If they are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee may be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from the Federal service.

Who May Apply:

Excepted Service Examining Plan Candidates (ESEP)  

Merit Promotion Plan Candidates (MPP)

Veteran's Preference including Veterans Employment Opportunity Act Candidates (VEOA)

Commissioned Corps Candidates

Direct Hire Authority

- visit jobs@ihs.gov for more information on Who May Apply

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Position subject to background investigation.
• As part of the pre-employment process, fingerprint checks are required.
• Must submit a copy of your CURRENT Unrestriced License.
• ? MAY include weekends; evenings and/or Holidays; Rotating Shift Basis

Additional Duty Location Info:
Many vacancies - Rosebud, SD

Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or result in you losing consideration for the job.

• Assesses patient care needs on the unit and adjusts staff assignments appropriately, consulting the Nursing Supervisory as necessary.
• Assesses the biophysical, psychosocial, emotional, educational, spiritual, cultural needs of patients on the unit as outlined in the Unit Patient Care Standards.
• Participates in problem solving to make improvements in delivery of patient care in collaboration with the staff and nursing administration.
• Develops a plan of care for individual patients utilizing nursing diagnosis.Ensures that care plans are completed according to Unit Standards.
• Consults with primary care providers and other health care professional to coordinate diagnostic and therapeutic regimen for patients.
• Initiates treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitive measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders and unit protocols.
• Administers therapeutic and emergency measures as prescribed by physician, such as medications, treatments, procedures, intravenous fluids and blood products adhering to current scientific knowledge including principles of safety and infection control.
• Operates specialized equipment which may include cardiac monitors, ventilators, defibrillator, pulse oximeter, infusion pumps, warning/cooling devices, central lines, etc.Maintains appropriate equipment checks.
• Documents observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures and patient response according to unit standards.
• Evaluates outcomes, reassesses and revises the plan of nursing care as delineated in Unit Nursing Standards.
• Plans for continued care of patients after discharge.
• Maintains professional knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, inservice, workshops and staff meetings.Maintains current professional license.
• Supports and adheres to administrative and nursing services policies and procedures.
• Participates in and contributes to improving the quality of nursing care.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

ALL applicants MUST meet the qualification requirements of this position by the issuance date of the selection roster. 

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION: Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.  (One year of nursing experience as a military corpsman that has been accepted by a State licensing body may be accepted in lieu of education at the GS-4 level.)

REGISTRATION:  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.

The following shows the amount of education and/or experience required to qualify for positions covered by this standard.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

GS-4:  Associate's Degree (or completion of a program of less than 30 months' duration) OR 1 year of nursing experience as a military corpsman.

GS-5:   Completion of a program of less than 30 months' duration; OR, One (1) year of professional nursing (or at least a GS-4 grade level practical nurse or nursing assistant experience under the supervision of a professional nurse); OR, Bachelor's degree or four (4) academic years above high school (or completion of a program of at least 30 months duration).

GS-7: Completion of a professional nursing program; AND, One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5  grade level; OR, Bachelor's degree with 'superior academic achievement', OR, One (1) full year of graduate education.

GS-09: Master's or equivalent degree; OR, Two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education); OR, One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level.

EVALUATION OF EDUCATION: At the GS-5 level, successfully completed undergraduate course work in nursing; the behavioral, physical, or biological sciences related to nursing; nutrition; public health; and maternal and child health in excess of that required for completion of an associate degree may be substituted for professional nursing experience at the rate of one (1) academic year for nine (9) months of experience. Graduate-level education must have been in nursing with a concentration in a field of nursing (e.g., teaching, a clinical specialty, research, administration, etc.) or in a closely related non-nursing field directly applicable to the requirements of the position to be filled.

EVALUATION OF EXPERIENCE: Experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. At GS-9 grade level and above, many positions require experience in a specialty area of nursing.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For GS-9 grade level, you MUST have one (1) year of experience (equivalent to the GS-7 grade level) that included duties such as:  Develop and implement a plan of care for assigned patients based on the nursing process.  Provide nursing interventions based on established plan of care and evaluate effectiveness.  Set up and operate specialized equipment.  Provide nursing leadership in maintaining the function of the in-patient unit.  Provide patient care in other areas as assigned within documented competency levels.  Documents nursing activities regarding direct patient care, quality improvement, infection control, assignments, etc.

EXAMPLES OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience is professional knowledge of nursing process including, principles, practices and procedures of nursing care required to assess and care for nursing needs of medical, surgical, pediatric and geriatric patients and other types of patients as assigned.   Ability to develop or participate in developing a plan of care to meet the needs of assigned patients.  Ability to plan and direct the work of others.  Ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and to react swiftly in emergency situations.  Knowledge of pharmaceuticals, their desired effects, side effects and complications of their use.  Skill in, and ability to, assess patients of all ages and with a variety of medical or surgical problems.  Skill in the safe operation and use of specialized medical equipment.  Knowledge of principles and methods of continuous quality improvement and ability to apply.  Knowledge of, and ability to incorporate, cultural impact on health care provision.

Positive Education Requirements:This position has specific educational requirements. To qualify for this position, you MUST possess the required education as noted under Qualifications.

You must meet the requirements of the job by this date: Friday, February 24, 2012

As per the IHS Excepted Service Hiring Plan: Current employees and eligible applicants are considered under merit promotion only, unless they provide an appropriate Standard Form (SF)-50, "Notification of Personnel Action," and indicate under which plan they are applying.  Please indicate on your resume and during the online assessment process which hiring plan you want to be considered under: Merit Promotion and/or the IHS Excepted Service Hiring Plan.  See jobs@ihs.gov for more details.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

For I/CTAP purposes, you will be deemed well-qualified if you are placed in at least the well-qualified category.

The HHS Careers system simplifies the Federal application process by replacing the former KSA job-element statements with on-line self-assessment questions.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications requirements will be invited to complete an on-line questionnaire assessing the following: 

Interpersonal Skills:Show understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

Decision Making:  Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

Attention to Details:Is through when performing work and conscientious about attending to details.

Planning and Evaluating:Organizes work, sets priorities, determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization; monitors progress, evaluates outcomes.

Education & Training:Knowledge of teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, testing, and other instructional methods.

If found qualified, your score will range from 70-100 points (not including points that may be assigned for Veterans' Preference).  We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire.  If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.  You will be deemed well qualified if you score 85 and above.


BENEFITS:The federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits.
OTHER INFORMATION:

Additional selections of candidates may be possible within 90 days from the date the certificate of eligibles was issued for this announcement, for filling additional or similar positions. However if there are no qualified Indian Preference candidates on the Certificate the vacancy must be reannounced.

Candidates must meet time-after-competitive appointment, time-in-grade (if applicable), qualification requirements, licensure requirements , performance requirements, citizenship and suitability requirements, and any other eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Measles and Rubella immunization required for selectees born after 1957.

If you are selected for this vacancy, you must undergo a fingerprint check.  Fingerprint results must be cleared prior to hire.  You will receive instructions on how to obtain and submit fingerprints.

After you begin your employment, your continued employment is contingent upon the outcome of a complete background investigation as determined by the sensitivity level of your position. 

The investigation must find that you are suitable for Federal employment in your position.   If you are found not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin work.  If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges.

IHS - Operated Properties are Tobacco Free!

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes the following parts:

1. Assessment Questionnaire
2. Résumé
3. Required Documents (Specified in the Required Documents section of this job announcement. An applicant may not be considered if proper documentation is not received.)

Use Application Manager for convenience and quickest processing. Track your progress to a Complete Application Package using the My Application Packages checklist and status displays in Application Manager. Your Application Package status must be Complete by, Friday, February 24, 2012, the closing date of this announcement.

Option A:  Application Manager (preferred method)

To begin, choose one of these options:

1. If your résumé is going to come from the USAJOBS Resume Builder, you begin the process by clicking the Apply Online button near the bottom of this page. Your résumé will be attached only to the Application Package you complete and Submit immediately after you click the Apply Online button for this job announcement, not to any Application Packages you may already have created.
2. If your résumé is going to be one you prepared outside of USAJOBS Résumé Builder, click this link to begin the process Online Questionnaire

Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. If you submit more than one Qualifications Questionnaire for this position, the most recent one Submitted is the one that is used. Therefore, it is important for you to complete it in its entirety.

Option B:  Fax

If it is not possible for you to use Application Manager (you have a disability or do not have access to the internet), you can apply for this announcement by completing the OPM 1203-FX form instead of using the Online Application method. Please use the following step-by-step instructions as a guide to filling out the required questionnaire. You will need to print the vacancy announcement and refer to it as you answer the questions. You may omit any optional information; however, you must provide responses to all required questions. Be sure to double check your application before submission.

Follow these steps:

1. Print a copy of this job announcement so that you can read the questions offline. View Occupational Questionnaire.  Obtain and print a copy of the OPM Form 1203-FX, which you will use to provide your answers. You can obtain the form at this URL http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf or by calling USAJOBS by Phone at (703) 724-1850; after the introduction, press 1, and listen for instructions.
2. You may submit the OPM Form 1203-FX (hard copy questionnaire), résumé, and/or any supporting documents by fax.

• If you are faxing a Form 1203-FX, do not use a separate cover sheet. Simply make sure the Form 1203-FX is on top of any other documents you are faxing.
• If you are faxing any documents without the Form 1203-FX on top, always use the official cover sheet which is here -- http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf -- and be sure to fill it out completely and clearly.  The fax number is 1-478-757-3144.  Feed all documents into your fax machine top first so that we receive them right-side up.

Faxed documents will take 2-3 business days to process. To fax documents, you MUST use the special cover page. Print the pre-populated cover page on the upload documents screen of Application Manager. Or, you may click this link http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf to print a copy of the cover page. When faxing documents, follow the procedures outlined below.

• Include the 8-character Vacancy Identification Number 451587
• Provide your Social Security Number and full name in the spaces provided or we will not be able to associate your document(s) with the rest of your application.
• You may submit multiple documents for the same vacancy announcement using one cover page.
• Fax your cover page and documents to 1-478-757-3144.

Faxed documents submitted with missing information will not be processed. The following will prevent your documents from being processed:

• Not using the special cover page mentioned above.
• Missing, incomplete, or invalid Vacancy Identification Number
• Missing or incomplete Social Security Number or name

Note: If you have documents in your Application Manager account from a previous vacancy announcement they can be opened, copied and saved then reused as an upload file for this vacancy. Uploading your documents will speed the processing of your application for this announcement.

PLEASE NOTE: In Section 25 of the Occupational Questionnaire, you may notice that the numbering restarts with number one. When entering your responses on the 1203-FX form please continue to enter your responses on the next available number within this section. The numbers on the 1203-FX will not match the Occupational Questionnaire once it restarts with number one.

Submission of a resume' or a 1203FX form alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described under Required Documents section. Please carefully review the complete job announcement and the "How to Apply" instructions. Failure to provide the required information and/or materials will result in your application not being considered for employment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office, Aberdeen Area Office-Human Resource Department, Mr. Troy Bad Moccasin, 605-226-7217, email: Troy.Badmoccasin@ihs.gov.  "The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis."

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

You must provide the required documents listed below during the online application process either through the document upload process or fax using instructions outlined in Section B above. If any of the following are missing when the announcement closes we will deem your application incomplete:

• ___Resume -You are encouraged to use the USAJobs online resume builder to ensure that all required information is in your resume. If you use your own résumé, curriculum vitae, the Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF 612), or any other written form you choose then you must describe your job-related qualifications that includes hours worked per week, month and year of employment.
• ____Childcare Addendum form must be included for this position and is available at: http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/DHR/Documents/ApplicantInfo/ChildcareAddendumOMBApprovedForm-2012.doc
• ____Indian Preference applicants must supply the most recent version of the BIA form 4432 (expiration date of 8/31/2011) to be considered under the Indian Preference law. NOTE: If claiming preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the current Form BIA - 4432 (expiration date 8/31/2011), "Verification of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only." Indian preference will not be given unless the current form is submitted with your application, including any verification by an authorized Tribal Representative or BIA official of tribal enrollment records, documentation of lineal descent, state or academic records that document you possess one-half degree Indian blood from a tribe indigenous to the United States, as well as official records that establish your degree of Indian blood, such as census records. The applicant must also complete the family history chart if necessary. (See the form for detailed instructions for the completion of the BIA-4432). Current IHS employees with a BIA form on file in their Official Personnel Folder are required to submit a copy of that form with their application.
• ___Qualifications -- example, typically used for licenses or other documents that atttest to the qualifications of the applicant.  >>
• ___Transcripts - Transcripts must be provided if substituting education for experience and/or if education is required for this position.  Unofficial transcripts are acceptable but official transcripts will be required before entrance on duty.
• ___Veteran's Preference-If claiming Veteran's Preference, include a copy of DD-214 Form, and SF-15 if claiming 10 point Veteran's Preference http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf.
• Response to Assessment Questionnaire.

Applicants may submit optional documents and place these under Miscellaneous: such as performance reviews, copies of job-related certifications, cover letter, letters of recommendation, SF-50.  Suggest documents submitted are job-related and current.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

Michelle Zephier
Phone: (605)747-2231
Fax: (605)747-2216
TDD: (301)443-6394
Email: MICHELLE.ZEPHIER@IHS.GOV Agency Information:
Indian Health Service HR Center
P O Box 400
Rosebud, SD 57570
Fax: (605)747-2216

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement via email that your submission was successful. Approximately 45 days following the closing date of the announcement, you will receive a notice of rating with the final disposition of your resume. To protect your privacy, scores of resumes are not provided by phone.