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Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)
Indian Health Service · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
At the Indian Health Service, Nurse Practitioners do more than practice medicine-they change lives. Guided by our mission to raise the health of American Indian and Alaska Native people, you'll deliver compassionate care where it's needed most. Your expertise brings healing and hope across generations. Begin your journey with purpose - AND receive a recruitment/relocation sign-on bonus, if eligible. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).
What You'll Do
- →Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Nurse Practitioner Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) All Grade levels MAY NOT be available at all locations.
- →Not all locations may have immediate vacancies.
- →Analyze and interpret patient histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- →Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
- →Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, and injuries.
- →Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, dosage and frequencies.
- →Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
Requirements
- ✓Selectee may be subject to a probationary period U.S.
- ✓Citizenship is required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Direct Hire Authority.
- ✓Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service.
- ✓Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same.
- ✓This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children.
- ✓Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.
- ✓IHS Selectees that will work in an IHS health care facility may be subject to Employee Health Policies related to Measles and Rubella, and seasonal influenza immunizations.
- ✓Vaccine exemption requests may be available according to the National and/or Service Unit guidance.
- ✓On-call hours or standby duty may be required.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
- ✓Position subject to rotating shifts; days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
- ✓Shift rotations may vary from 8,10 and 12-hour shifts.
- ✓You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8baab8a6-252d-4318-8d27-a10e3e8c842c
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