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Indian Health Service is Hiring a Nurse (Obstetrics) Near Whiteriver, AZ

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.

Note: Employees currently assigned to positions in this occupational series as of September 2017 will be considered to have met the basic requirements for the position occupied.

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.

Experience: The work experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. At the GS-9 and above grade level, many positions may require experience in a specialty area of nursing.

GS-7 Basic Requirements:

Possession of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement provision
(https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=General-Policies);

OR

Possession of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and at least one (1) full year of Professional Nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-5 or above):

• Perform under general supervision and work is reviewed periodically by another RN;
• Assess and care for the nursing needs of OB patients and other types of patients as assigned;
• Develop plans of care to meet the needs of assigned patients;
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and react swiftly in emergency situations; basic knowledge of triaging patients;

OR

Possession of a diploma or associate degree in Nursing in Nursing program and two full years of Professional Nursing experience:

• Assess and care for the nursing needs of OB patients and other types of patients as assigned;
• Develop plans of care to meet the needs of assigned patients; recognize adverse signs and symptoms and reacting swiftly in emergency situations;
• Basic knowledge of triaging patients; plan with minimal assistance in scheduling and providing comprehensive nursing care in the OB Department;

OR

Completion of at least one (1) full year of graduate education in a professional nursing educational program.

GS-9 Basic Requirements:

Possession of a Master's degree in professional nursing;

OR

Possession of a diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program and at least one (1) full year of Professional Nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-7 or above):

• Assess and care for the nursing needs of OB patients and other types of patients as assigned;
• Develop plans of care to meet the needs of assigned patients;
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and reacting swiftly in emergency situations;
• Basic knowledge of triaging patients;
• Plan with minimal assistance in scheduling and providing comprehensive nursing care in the OB Department.

GS-10 - Basic Requirements:

Possession of a diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program and at least one full year of Professional Nursing experience:

• Independently provide nursing care, triage patients, recognize and intervene in acute life-threatening situations, cardiac and respiratory failure management in medical, surgical, and obstetrical patients;
• Interpret data about the patient's status in order to identify the patient care needed;
• Independently plan, schedule and provide comprehensive nursing care in the OB Department.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses patient care needs through physical, psychosocial, educational and discharge needs specific to pregnancy, laboring, post-partum OB/GYN, surgical and newborn patients and determines priorities of care based on assessment.
• Plans and implements nursing interventions based on the plan of care and evaluates effectiveness to ensure that care plans are completed according to Acute Care Standards and based on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of patients.
• Administers therapeutic measures as prescribed by the physician such as medications, treatments, procedures, intravenous fluids and blood transfusions adhering to current scientific knowledge including principles of safety and infection control.

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