Nurse (Public Health)

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. Degree from Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools 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. 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. Basic Requirements for the GS-7 (or equivalent) Grade Level: In addition to the above Basic Requirements, applicants must meet one of the following requirements: Possession of a bachelor’s degree in Nursing and eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement provision; Possession of a bachelor’s degree in Nursing and at least one full year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of professional nurse experience obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Provide comprehensive professional nursing, public health nursing, and public health theories, principles, practices, and procedures required to provide public health nursing services in clinics, homes, schools, and community environment; perform assessment, diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses; emergency care; counseling, guidance and health instruction to patients and families. Experience in working with individuals, families, and communities as a population focus and applying a systems level perspective to factors that impact health; and, experience in providing nursing care services and assessment in a variety of settings such as: homes, schools, clinics, community centers, jails, detention centers, rural and remote Indian communities while focusing on improving population health in the environments where people live, work, learn and play. Possession of a diploma or associate degree in professional nursing and two full years of professional nursing experience equivalent to the GS-5 grade level. Your resume must demonstrate at least 2 years of professional nurse experience obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Provide comprehensive professional nursing, public health nursing, and public health theories, principles, practices, and procedures required to provide public health nursing services in clinics, homes, schools, and community environment; perform assessment, diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses; emergency care; counseling, guidance and health instruction to patients and families. Experience in working with individuals, families, and communities as a population focus and applying a systems level perspective to factors that impact health; and experience in providing nursing care services and assessment in a variety of settings such as: homes, schools, clinics, community centers, jails, detention centers, rural and remote Indian communities while focusing on improving population health in the environments where people live, work, learn and play. Completion of at least one full year of graduate education in a professional nursing educational program. Basic Requirements for the GS-9 (or equivalent) Grade Level: In addition to the above requirements, applicants must meet one of the following requirements: Possession of a master’s degree in professional nursing. Possession of a diploma, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program and at least one full year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level or above. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of professional nurse experience obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Provide comprehensive professional nursing, public health nursing, and public health theories, principles, practices, and procedures required to provide public health nursing services in clinics, homes, schools, and community environment; perform assessment, diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses; emergency care; counseling, guidance and health instruction to patients and families; and perform home visits involving case findings, referral for treatment and follow-up care; plan and conduct community health programs; conducts surveys and studies to determine and appraise community health services; and maintain patient records and confidentiality of information. Basic Requirements for the GS-11 (or equivalent) Grade Level: In addition to the above requirements, applicants must meet one of the following requirements: Successful completion of a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field; Possession of a diploma, associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or master’s degree from a professional nursing educational program and least one full year of professional nursing experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of professional nurse experience obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: In addition to GS-09, experience in applying nursing theory and public health science to preserving and promoting the health of the population with the nature of the practice being continuous and comprehensive; Provide comprehensive and complex nursing care and community health nursing services in clinics, homes and schools; Incorporate evidence based, population based, comprehensive public health nursing services to address community needs including communicable disease control and prevention, epidemiological investigations, immunizations, obesity, reproductive health needs, family planning and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) screening, treatment and education. perform assessment, diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses; emergency care; counseling, guidance and health instructions to patients and families; perform home visits involving case-findings, referral for treatment and follow-up care; plan and conduct community health programs; conduct community health assessments; conduct surveys and studies to diagnose and investigate health problems in the community to identify potential problem/outbreak situations; and maintain patient records and confidentiality of information. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred, not required. **Note: This is an Open Continuous Announcement; applicants will be referred when vacancies occur.
This position is located at one of the Service Unit Hospitals or clinics under the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, in the Division of Public Health. The primary purpose of this position is to perform 4 major functional areas of Community Intervention, Public Health education, Nursing Care, and Quality Management. **Note: This is an Open Continuous announcement, applicants will be referred when vacancies occur.