Nurse (Community Health)

US Indian Health Service; Lower Brule (SD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Indian Health Service seeks a professional community/public health nurse at the Lower Brule Health Center, SD. The nurse provides direct care to individuals, families, and identified populations, through visits and population-based assessment, prevention, and intervention activities.

Qualifications include a nursing degree from an accredited program, an active RN license, and the ability to perform chart reviews and lead public health nursing initiatives.

Qualifications

• Education: graduate or higher level degree in professional nursing from an accredited program.
• Licensure: current, active, unrestricted RN license in US territory or DC.
• Foreign nursing graduates must have official certification from CGFNS if applicable.
• PhD or equivalent doctoral degree may be required for GS-11 level.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional community/public health nursing services through direct care to individuals, families, and populations.
• Conduct home and school visiting and population-based assessment, prevention, and intervention activities.
• Perform chart reviews and manage/coordinate community health nursing programs and units as needed.
• Work may include evenings, weekends, or holidays and on-call hours as required.

Skills

RN license

Public health nursing

Community health

Health education

Education

BSN or higher

Accredited nursing program certification

Job description

This position is located at the Lower Brule Health Center in Lower Brule, SD. The primary purpose of this position is to provide professional community/public health nursing services through direct care to individuals, families, and identified populations through direct care, home and school visiting, and population-based assessment, prevention, and intervention activities.

A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

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)

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-11 Grade Level:

• Applicants must successfully complete a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field.
• Have possession of a diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree, or master's degree from a professional nursing educational program and at least one (1) full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS9 grade level) in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Performing chart reviews against established or self-developed criteria, such as Community Health Nursing quality measures, provide primary health care a generalized public health needs of a community and develop a health profile; independently plan for , coordinating, managing and evaluating a community health nursing program, clinic or unit including delegating work and leading others.

Maybe required to work evenings, after hours, weekends, and/or holidays. On-call hours or call backs maybe required to address other public health or medical emergencies.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.