Nurse; ER

Overview

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. Your expertise brings healing and hope across generations. Begin your journey with purpose - and receive a recruitment/relocation sign-on bonus, if eligible.

Note: This position includes the option to view the Total Compensation Package. See the Registered Nurse Total Compensation details on ihs.gov.

• Provide comprehensive care to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients within the Indian Health Service.
• The Emergency Department Registered Nurse delivers competent, evidence-based, patient-centered care to patients with urgent/emergent medical, surgical, critical care, trauma, or psychiatric conditions. Accountable for all elements of the nursing process in a high-acuity environment.
• Assess, plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate the delivery of skilled patient care in accordance with nursing standards and evidence-based practice.
• Perform triage using the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) system to determine patient acuity and prioritize treatment needs.
• Provide comprehensive emergency care to stable, unstable, and critically ill patients, including stabilization, resuscitation, and life-support interventions.
• Apply critical thinking to make complex clinical decisions and respond effectively to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Supervise the delivery of nursing care by other staff, providing guidance, evaluation, and feedback as needed.
• Operate and maintain specialized equipment (defibrillators, ECG monitors, IV pumps, oxygen flowmeters, bladder scanners).
• Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health care providers to develop and implement coordinated care plans.

• Conditions of employment:
• Subject to a probationary period
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Direct deposit for pay
• Designation under Public Law 101-630; compliance with related requirements
• Vaccination/health policy considerations may apply; exemptions as allowed by guidance
• Medical staff privileges required; failure to obtain/maintain may result in adverse actions
• Successfully pass E-Verify
• Shift work required (days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays); 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts; on-call may be required
• Background investigation required

• Education and licensing: graduate or higher from an accredited professional nursing program; current, active, full, and unrestricted nursing license/registration in the U.S. or territory
• Experience:
  
  defined by grade level (GS-5/7/9/11) with corresponding combinations of education and professional nursing experience
• Specialized experience requirements by grade level (GS-07, GS-09, GS-11) as described in the announcement
• Basic and minimum qualifications include completion of required degrees and licensure, with potential for education flexibility for impending graduates
• For foreign education, must provide Certification of Foreign Equivalency

This position has an education requirement. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable with the application; official transcripts required prior to an offer. Accreditation must be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

• Financial suitability review required
• Federal leave accrual; credit for related experience may apply
• May be covered by a Bargaining Unit
• Recruitment/relocation incentives may be authorized; service agreement required
• Relocation and student loan repayment programs may apply; details , nhsc.hrsa.gov, nurse corps
• Promotion potential to GS-11; not guaranteed

As part of the process, you will answer brief essay questions (200 words or less per question). Optional responses may be reviewed by hiring managers; you will certify you wrote them in your own words. You will be asked to confirm no use of AI tools. You will be evaluated under the OPM Merit system.

Job code: EX-DEA
99246

Job type:
Part-time

Location:

Fort Yates

Company:
Indian Health Service

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