Nurse (Peds)

Indian Health Service•Pine Ridge, SD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Pediatrics Clinic at the Pine Ridge Service Unit in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The Nurse provides comprehensive professional nursing care to pediatric patients and supports their families while promoting quality care, patient safety, and teamwork. Responsibilities include assessing patients, delivering nursing interventions and prescribed treatments and medications, monitoring patient responses, and documenting care. The nurse coordinates care with physicians and other healthcare professionals, including triage, diagnostic and therapeutic needs, referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services. The position also provides patient and family education and counseling and participates in quality and performance improvement, infection control, and nursing care activities. When assigned as charge, the nurse guides, directs, and trains professional and non-professional nursing staff. The position requires an accredited professional nursing education and a current, active, full, and unrestricted professional nursing license or registration, as well as passing the NCLEX. Applicants must meet the applicable experience or education qualifications for the grade level. The selected individual must obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges. IHS healthcare facility employees must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy, subject to applicable exemption processes. Weekend, holiday, and shift work may be required. A service agreement of at least one year is required. The position has promotion potential to GS-9, but promotion is not guaranteed.

Requirements

Graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program.
Pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).
Hold a current, active, full, and unrestricted professional nurse license or registration from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.
Meet the applicable grade-level education and experience qualifications; GS-7 and GS-9 specialized experience includes professional nursing care, patient assessment, medication and treatment administration, documentation, care coordination, and patient and family education.
Obtain and maintain required medical staff clinical privileges and any applicable licensure requirements.
Comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy if duties require work in an IHS healthcare facility, subject to applicable exemption processes.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
Successfully pass E-Verify and a federal background investigation; complete required background forms within five calendar days of issuance.
Meet the financial suitability requirements described in the posting.
Provide two valid forms of identification before appointment; any state-issued ID or driver's license used must be REAL ID-compliant.
Set up direct deposit.
At least a one-year service agreement is required.
Weekend, holiday, and shift work may be required.
Meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date.
Competitive-service status candidates must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements.

Nice To Haves

A master's degree in professional nursing or qualifying graduate nursing education may meet GS-9 education qualifications.
IHS may offer newly appointed federal employees credit for directly related prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual.
Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.
Qualifying applicants may pursue student loan repayment programs through IHS, NHSC, or HRSA; these programs are separate from hiring and depend on agency priorities and available funds.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive professional nursing care to pediatric patients, including assessments, nursing interventions, prescribed treatments and medications, monitoring responses, and documenting care.
Coordinate patient care with physicians and other healthcare professionals, including triage, diagnostic and therapeutic needs, referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services.
Provide patient and family education and counseling.
Participate in quality and performance improvement, infection control, and nursing care activities.
When assigned as charge, provide guidance, direction, and training to professional and non-professional nursing staff.