Job Details
** Nurse (Shift Coordinator)**
**Department of Health And Human Services**
**Summary**
Position located in Pine Ridge, SD. The primary purpose of this position is to provide specialized nursing care to patients, guide and coordinate the work of professional and non-professional staff, serve as a role model and nurse clinical coach, and plan, organize and implements programs and process that improve the quality of patient care for multiple areas during non-administrative hours for all nursing departments. Position is subject to rotating shifts; days, nights, weekends, holidays.
**Location**
3 vacancies in the following location:
+ **Duties**
* Serves as the Tour Coordinator at PRSU for all hours including evening, nights, weekends, and holidays.
* Collaborates with Unit Supervisors, Chief Nurse Executive, medical staff and the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Manager to assure compliance with accrediting organizations standards e.g,; The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), etc.
* As Shift Coordinator, must set overall objectives expectations during non-administrative hours based upon seriously ill or injured patients and ability to interpret plan of care to patient and family members as well as mentor and coach experienced professional nursing staff.
* Coordinates patient care and support activities to endure smooth hospital operation for admissions, discharges, and transfers (inta-and inter-facility); and call back for support departments, i.e. Laboratory, X-Ray, Operating Room, MVO transport drivers, and Medical Staff
**Requirements**
** Conditions of Employment**
Must pass pre-employment examination.
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
You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
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.
Confidential Financial Disclosure Form required.
Measles and Rubella immunization required for selectees born after 1957. Seasonal Influenza immunization is required for civilian health care facility staff working in Indian Health Service health care facilities.
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This position is subject to rotating shifts; days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays to provide continuity of patients care and rotating of services as needs. The shift rotations may vary from 8, 10, and 12 hour shifts.
**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. The investigation must find that you are suitable for Federal employment in your position. If you are found not suitable, you will be terminated after you begin work. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or subject to possible criminal charges. You may be subject to a credit check as a part of the background investigation process.
Fingerprinting, as part of the background investigation process, may be delayed due to COVID-19. All other background investigation procedures will apply. Be advised that your continued employment will require you to complete a fingerprint check within 60 days after notification of return to full operations and successfully obtaining a favorable background investigation.
** Qualifications**
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)**:
In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below-
**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:**
Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks:
**Specialized Experience GS-11:** Experience in providing nursing care to include recent experience (within past 5 years) in all of the following: preterm labor care, labor and delivery care, post-partum care & newborn care, emergency room care, Pediatric care, Acute care. Experience in providing clinical coaching and mentoring to staff nurses in all the above mentioned areas. Experience as a supervisor. Certifications in the following preferred: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) or Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN).
**You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.** **Education**
For positions requiring positive education requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume.
When there is a positive education requirement, or you are using education to qualify as a substitution for experience, transcripts (unofficial) are required at the time of application to verify that you meet the educational requirement or substitution.
Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
**Additional information**
Additional selection(s) of candidates may be possible within 240 days from the date the certificate of eligibles was issued for this announcement.
Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their directly related previous non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave is earned.
This position is covered by a Bargaining Unit.
Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized. At least a 6 month service agreement will be required.
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