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Nurse (House Supervisor)
Indian Health Service · Posted 47 days ago
About the Role
These positions will be at the Whiteriver Indian Hospital located in Whiteriver, AZ and the Hopi Health Care Center located in Polacca, AZ. The incumbents will serve as House Supervisor, providing clinical leadership and the responsibilities include overseeing hospital operations, delivering patient care to ensure quality and continuity of care during non-administrative hours. 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: Registered Nurse Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Program Oversight Participates in development of nursing service program philosophy and objectives.
- →Makes recommendations and assists with the development of program goals, and develops fiscal year plans, which have substantial and significant impact in the overall administration of the nursing program.
- →Ensures direct care nursing staff demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide comprehensive nursing care appropriate to the age of the patients served in all clinical areas of the facility.
- →Ensures staff have demonstrated knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span; possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient' s status; and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to patient' s age- specific needs by the following groups: infant, toddlers, adolescence, adult, obstetric and geriatrics.
- →Clinical Provides direct patient care when needed and is able to provide support to each nursing unit in the areas of clinical nursing care.
- →Provides specialized nursing care to patients in a ward of a hospital with injuries, illnesses or attitudes that require adaptation of established nursing procedures.
- →Serves as role model and teacher for experienced and fully trained nurses in providing care to patients assigned because of their special needs, for example, ulcer patients who are not responding to usual treatment.
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 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.
- ✓A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period may be required upon selection/placement.
- ✓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.
- ✓The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements.
- ✓If privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee will be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service.
- ✓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/.
- ✓Background Investigation: If you are selected for this vacancy, you must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint check and background investigation.
- ✓Fingerprint results and background investigation documentation must be cleared prior to hire.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 2189ae44-3069-4523-aba8-b091672098b4
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