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Nurse
Forest Service · Posted 44 days ago
About the Role
These positions are located on a Forest Service Civilian Conservation Center. The incumbent is responsible for administering a comprehensive Community Health Care program within the assigned Job Corps Center, providing a variety of health care functions such as assessment, treatment, counseling and education to a student population with diverse socio-economic backgrounds. For additional information about the duties of these positions please contact Sandra McNeill sandra.g.mcneill@usda.gov.
What You'll Do
- →Administers a comprehensive community health care program providing primary health care to students at the Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center.
- →Maintains a system of medical records, accident forms, and preparation of reports (narrative and/or statistical) as required.
- →Ensures adherence to all Privacy Act requirements are met.
- →May serve as the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) for various contracts which include supplies and/or services related to the health and wellness of the student population.
- →Maintains proper safeguards for the storage of critical supplies, such as controlled substances, in accordance with all existing regulations.
- →Arranges for maintenance of the dispensary and equipment.
- →Holds regularly scheduled sick call; provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment of minor illness; administers medications and treatments in accordance with authorized physicians Standing Orders.
- →Provides primary care for trauma cases, including suturing; emergency care; and management of chronic health problems.
- →Makes referrals to private physicians, dentists, clinics, community resources, or specialized services based upon assessment of the students physical and/or emotional needs.
- →Counsels, educates, and trains students on a variety of health subjects such as hygiene; prevention of pregnancy, STDs, and HIV; nutrition and exercise; and specified information on illnesses and disease prevention.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓This is a Test Designated Position.
- ✓You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment and randomly thereafter.
- ✓Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results.
- ✓This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 33c5f7d4-f166-49af-b5b2-73584bb6a2fd
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