Nurse; Urgent Care

Summary

This position is located within the Northern Cheyenne Service Unit. The incumbent provides comprehensive, high-acuity nursing care to patients across the life span, exercising expert clinical judgement in rapidly changing and complex situations. The position reports to the Supervisory Nurse.

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

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• Provide nursing assessment and triage for patients presenting with acute illness, injury, trauma, or life-threatening conditions.
• Evaluate clinical data, patient condition and determine appropriate care.
• Administer medication and other treatment plans based on patient assessment.
• Perform emergency and resuscitative procedures.
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
• Provide patient and family education.
• Coordinate emergency patient care with providers and team members for continuity of care.
• Document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care coordination in appropriate records.

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 position is a competitive vacancy advertisement under Direct Hire Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service, with benefits, time served, and all other federal entitlements remaining the same.

This position is covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Therefore, 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.

Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.

Applicants must provide the required background investigation forms within five calendar days of issuance.

This position requires successful completion of a federal background investigation as a condition of employment.

Applicants must demonstrate financial responsibility and maintain good standing with creditors. Any substantive delinquent or unresolved financial obligations may be deemed unsuitable.

Candidates must present two valid forms of
-issued  driver's license must be REAL
-compliant.

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 and education must be clearly identified with duties, responsibilities, and total number of hours per week.

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.

For foreign nursing school graduates, an official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required.

For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination and possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory.

The work experience must equip the applicant with the necessary 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.

• Possession of a master’s degree in professional nursing; or
• At least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-7 grade level or above) and…