This Supervisory Nurse position serves as the Chief Nurse Executive for the Hopi Health Care Center (HHCC), of Polacca, Arizona. This position serves in an executive capacity with membership on the HHCC executive committee, the Governing Board, and exercises full managerial responsibility and accountability for the planning, organization, and administration of services. This position reports to Chief Executive Officer.
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(external link), Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs(external link), Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education(external link), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Degree from Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (external link) 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(external link). 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. 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 the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks, examples include: Organize and manage the nursing service program of a medical facility; supervise subordinate staff; prepare work performance plans, schedules, and evaluated work performance of subordinate staff; as a supervisor initiate and submit required information to fill vacant positions, promote subordinate staff, give advice, counsel or instruction to subordinate staff on administrative matters, hear and resolve complaints from staff, effect disciplinary measures when needed; implement and maintain accreditation requirements; and initiate and uphold quality assurance and improvement methodologies. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Registered Nurse Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Participates in the formulation of policies, programs and procedures related to the delivery of services including development of programs for improving patient services coupled with accreditation and fiscal requirements. Participates in top management decisions and policy making, while sharing management actions with staff, except those requiring privacy or confidentiality. Maintain systems tor monitoring quality assessment, JCAHO accreditation, fiscal management, GPRA, Medicare and other IHS standards. Planning in-services activities to meet the current needs of the patient population, directing patient teaching toward preventive health measures, planning and individualized orientation programs in relation to the needs of personnel assigned to the department, planning for improvement of nursing care through participation in ward conferences, and evaluating quality of patient care through review of chart audit. Formulates divisional programs to address patient volume, priorities for services and patient care objectives.