Nurse

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): Individual Occupational Requirements 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. Experience The work experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Basic Requirements for the GS-05 Grade Level To qualify at the GS-5 grade level, applicants must meet one of the following qualification requirements: Possession of a bachelor’s degree in Nursing with no experience; or Possession of a diploma or associate degree in professional nursing and one full year of professional nursing experience. Basic Requirements for the GS-07 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); Examples of experience include: Providing comprehensive nursing care to patients where conditions and treatment are normally of a non-critical nurse; observing patient’s condition, assessing nursing needs and providing required nursing care, administering prescribed oral medications, hypodermic injections and intravenous feeding; observing and recording temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration data and effect of medication, preparing patient for tests, examinations and treatment, preparing and reviewing records, laboratory sheets, directing the work of aides, assistants, LPNs and trainee nurses. Possession of a diploma or associate degree in professional nursing and two full years of professional nursing experience; or Completion of at least one full year of graduate education in a professional nursing educational program. Basic Requirements for the GS-09 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; or At least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-7 grade level or above) and possession of a diploma, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program. Examples include: Providing comprehensive physician care to patients based on the physician’s medical care plan and the physical, mental and emotional needs of the patient, administering oxygen, IV fluid, blood transfusions and prescribed oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications, managing nasal pharyngeal and gastric suction as well as a variety of other drainage tubes, making nursing care assignments to various skill levels of professional and non-professional personnel, preparing patient for surgical and/or diagnostic procedures, closely observing post-operative. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
This position is located in the Nursing Department of the Cass Lake Indian Health Service located in Cass Lake, Minnesota in the Bemidji Area. Incumbent performs professional nursing duties in an ambulatory, inpatient, emergency room, pediatric or other setting as assigned. The incumbent will rotate shifts as needed, including 8 or 12 hour shifts, weekends to include every other weekend and may be subject to on-call requirements.