Join the Indian Health Service as a Nursing Assistant and support quality healthcare services for American Indian communities. Provide routine and moderately complex nursing assistant care and clinical support services in a healthcare operation while building a rewarding career in a mission-driven healthcare environment. 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: Certified Nursing Assistant Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Applies standardized nursing rules and procedures to provide patient care based on patient condition and response. Applies standardized nursing rules and procedures to provide patient care based on patient condition and response.
Provides on going patient and family teaching including diabetic self-care, wound care management, medication purposes to support continuity of care. Collects and record vital signs. Assists patients with activities of daily living. Provides pre-procedure and post-procedure patient care. Assists, prepares, collects, labels, and transports lab specimens. Assists in the arrangement of clinic appointments and discharge of patients.
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/.
traci.coversup@ihs.gov · 505-422-7513
This position is with Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
The posted pay range is $37193 – $53531/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-12-31.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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