The position is located in the branch of Inpatient Pediatric Unit within the Division of Nursing at the Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, New Mexico. This position serves as a professional Registered Nurse providing comprehensive inpatient Pediatric and Medical-Surgical nursing care to adult and pediatric patients experiencing acute, chronic, pre-operative, and post-operative conditions. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R.
37.5 (2021).
Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Registered Nurse Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Applies professional nursing judgment and evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care; coordinates interdisciplinary services; and ensures culturally and age appropriate, patient-centered care. Performs comprehensive and ongoing assessments to identify actual and potential health problems.
Develops and modifies individualized nursing plans based on patient assessment, provider orders, and response to therapy. Provides direct bedside care for a full range of medical and surgical diagnoses, including pre-and postoperative management. Administers medications, IV fluids, blood products, and treatments per provider orders and nursing protocols.
Monitors patient status recognizes clinical changes, and initiates appropriate nursing interventions, including emergency measures. Uses critical-thinking and prioritization skills to manage multiple patients with varying acuity levels. Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, therapists, social workers, and other staff to coordinate care.
Participates in interdisciplinary rounds, contributing nursing assessments and recommendations to treatment planning. Accurately documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic health record (EHR). Communicates changes in condition and critical information using standardized reporting tools. Ensures documentation meets professional, legal, and regulatory requirements.
Responds to and corrects documentation deficiencies within established timeframes and participates in quality improvement efforts related to EHR accuracy and completeness. On-call hours or standby duty may be required. Rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call duty may be required based upon patient care needs.
This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. 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: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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.
This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Direct Hire Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same.
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. The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements.
If privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee will be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service.
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Raquel.Sells@ihs.gov · 480-989-3557
This position is with Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
The posted pay range is $73426 – $103672/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2027-01-12.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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