Nurse Specialist (Operating Room) Esep/Mpp Job in Phoenix - 98116151 - ZAA/YJJUQSNDC

Job Title:
Nurse Specialist (Operating Room) ESEP/MPP

Department:
Department Of Health And Human Services

Agency:
Indian Health Service

Job Announcement Number:
IHS-11-PI-456928-ESEP/MPP

SALARY RANGE:
$57,979.00 - $71,713.00 /year

OPEN PERIOD:
Monday, March 28, 2011 to Friday, September 30, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:GS-0610-10

POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time Multiple Appointment Types

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
10

DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy - Phoenix, AZ

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:
All groups of qualified individuals

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.

POSITION DETAILS:  

Appointment: Permanent/full-time, Position are filled as vacancies occur in the Operating Room.

Bonuses:   The Phoenix Indian Medical Center may or may not offer bonuses (Recruitment, Relocation or Retention) for this positions.  

Salary range: $57,979- $71,713 (Per annum)

Promotion potential:   No

Merit Promotion Position:   Yes

Travel Required:   No

Supervisory/Managerial Position:   No?

Relocation Expenses Paid:    Yes, Travel Expenses paid in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. 

Is position covered by PL 101-630?   Yes, If "yes" (See item # 6 in the How to Apply Tab)

Is drug testing required? No

Is government housing available? No

Is this a bargaining unit position?   Yes

Rotating shifts, nights/weekends/holidays? Yes 

Licensure requirements:   This position requires that you obtain and maintain an active unrestricted nursing license from any state or U.S. territory.  If not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee may be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal Service. 


KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Position subject to background investigation.
• As part of the pre-employment process, fingerprint checks are required.
• A current unrestricted nursing license. (Provide copy of license)
• Specific education is required. (Provide copy of transcripts)
• Position requires the Ability to administer concious sedation.

Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy - Phoenix, AZ

Determines the nursing procedures and practices to be included and periodically evaluates the plan to ensure that the intended results are being achieved. 

• Performs pre-operative assessment and teaching for patient and families.
• Implements the standard of care by providing for the physical safety of patient, monitoring life functions, and therapeutic measures.
• Evaluates patient status and patient's standard of care.
• Functions as a scrub or circulating nurse on all types of procedures providing care by meeting the physical, psychological and technical needs of the patient during surgical intervention.
• Assembles and operates a wide variety of simple and complex equipment during the operative procedure and employs safety measures.
• Documents care provided for and assesses the effectiveness of care through post-operative follow-up and the audit process; modifies care based on evaluation results.
• Must demonstrate the ability to administer procedural sedation.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

In addition to the above, you must also meet the following minimum requirements and the Selective Placement Factor for the grade level you wish to be considered for: 

GS-10: 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a master’s or equivalent.OR 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level.

Example of Specialized Experience:  Work experience reflecting knowledge of comprehensive nursing care to patients undergoing a wide variety of surgical procedures ranging from simple to complex in nature, under both controlled and stressful situations.Work experience recognizing and responding appropriately to patient conditions that deviate from normal and identify, analyze, and report on causative factors and reactions.Knowledge of the independent management of patients receiving sedation/analgesia.

Selective Placement Factor: In addition to the minimum qualification requirements, the following Selective Placement Factor must be met.

1. Ability to administer concious sedation.

Indian Preference applicants will be rated in accordance with the Indian Health Service Excepted Service Qualification (Preston) Standards.  Time-In-Grade requirements, if applicable, will not apply to Excepted Service Examining Plan applicants.

You must meet all of the BASIC REQUIREMENTS listed below:

1. Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accredited agency at the time the program was completed
2. An active, unrestricted registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

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:

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: 

• Ability to provide direct care to patients.
• Ability to assess patient care needs through analysis of health data.
• Plans and implements nursing care plan.

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, September 30, 2011, 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 456928
• 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, Aaron Arviso, (602)248-4180, AARON.ARVISO@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.
• ___Nursing License - Provide a copy of your current, unrestricted Nursing License from any U.S. States.
• ___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:

Aaron Arviso
Phone: (602)248-4180
TDD: (301)443-6394
Email: AARON.ARVISO@IHS.GOV Agency Information:
Indian Health Service HR Center
4212 North 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85016

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.