Nurse; ER

At the Indian Health Service (IHS), Nurses do more than practice medicine—they change lives. Guided by our mission to raise the health of American Indian and Alaska Native people, you'll deliver compassionate care where it's needed most.

Recruitment/relocation sign‑on bonus may be offered to eligible candidates.

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

• Assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the delivery of skilled patient care in accordance with nursing standards and evidence-based practice.
• Performing triage using the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) system to determine patient acuity and prioritize treatment needs.
• Providing comprehensive emergency care to stable, unstable, and critically ill patients, including stabilization, resuscitation, and life‑support interventions.
• Utilizing critical thinking skills to make complex clinical decisions and respond effectively to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Supervising the delivery of nursing care by other professional and non‑professional staff, providing guidance, evaluation, and feedback as needed.
• Operating and maintaining specialized medical equipment such as defibrillators, electrocardiogram monitors, IV pumps, oxygen flowmeters, and bladder scanners.
• Collaborating with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare providers to develop and implement coordinated care plans.

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Direct deposit setup is required for payment.
• Prospective employees must pass an E‑Verify employment verification check.
• Shift schedule will include rotating shifts, days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Shift rotations may vary from 8-, 10- and 12‑hour shifts.
• On‑call hours or standby duty may be required.
• A federal background investigation is a condition of employment and must be completed within five calendar days of issuance.

• Graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program.
• For foreign graduate, official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required.

• Pass the National Council Licensure Examination.
• 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 U.S. territory.

• 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.

• Possession of a bachelor's degree in Nursing with no experience; or
• Possession of a diploma or associate degree in professional nursing and one full year of professional nursing experience.

• Possession of a bachelor's degree in Nursing and eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement provision;
• Possession of a bachelor's degree in Nursing and at least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS‑5 grade level);
• Possession of a diploma or associate degree in professional nursing and two full years of professional nursing experience; or
• Completion of at least one full year of graduate education in a professional nursing educational program.

• 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 possession of a diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program.

• Successful completion of a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field; or
• At least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS‑09 grade level) and possession of a diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree,…