Supervisory Nurse (Tour)

Indian Health Service • Gallup, NM

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Nurse is located in the Inpatient Nursing Resources branch of the Division of Nursing at Gallup Indian Medical Center, PHS Indian Hospital, in Gallup, New Mexico. The position provides full technical and administrative supervision for the unit, ensuring that nursing capabilities, staffing, and equipment meet operational demands, safety requirements, and accreditation standards.

The nurse manages clinical-unit operations, including staffing and approval of leave and overtime requests. The position reviews and updates policy and procedure manuals, develops unit policies, and incorporates research and current nursing practices into existing policies. The nurse collaborates with providers to establish unit objectives aligned with organizational and Indian Health Service goals, evaluates employee performance annually, identifies staff training needs, develops work-improvement processes, and recommends employee awards and recognition.

The role requires professional nursing leadership and oversight during assigned tours of duty, coordination of staff and patient-care activities, monitoring compliance and quality, and support for staff development and effective communication. On-call hours or standby duty may be required. The position may require a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period, and a service agreement of at least one year may be required. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must meet the position’s background-investigation and financial-suitability requirements; required investigation forms must be completed within five calendar days of issuance.
• Must present two valid forms of identification before appointment; a state-issued ID or driver's license must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Must complete a graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program recognized by the applicable accrediting bodies or the U.S. Department of Education.
• Graduates of foreign nursing schools must provide official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.
• Must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination and hold a current, active, full, unrestricted professional nursing license or registration from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.
• Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level, including nursing leadership and operational oversight, staff supervision and workload coordination, patient-care oversight, clinical issue resolution, standards and safety compliance, and quality improvement or staff development.
• Must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date.
• Must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy for vaccine-preventable diseases when duties require work at an IHS healthcare facility; exemption requests may be available under policy and facility guidance.
• Must pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Must demonstrate or have the potential to develop supervisory and managerial competencies, including accountability, customer service, decisiveness, flexibility, integrity and honesty, interpersonal skills, oral communication, problem solving, resilience, and written communication.
• Must establish direct deposit for pay.

Nice To Haves

• Unofficial transcripts or a list of courses with titles, credit hours, and grades are encouraged with the application; official transcripts are required from selectees before an official offer.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Newly appointed federal employees may be offered credit for directly related prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual-leave accrual.

Responsibilities

• Ensure nursing capabilities, staffing, and equipment meet work demands, safety requirements, and accreditation standards.
• Review and update policy and procedure manuals; develop new unit policies and incorporate research and current nursing practices into existing policies.
• Manage clinical units by ensuring adequate staffing and approving leave and overtime requests.
• Collaborate with providers to establish unit objectives consistent with organizational and Indian Health Service goals.
• Evaluate employee performance annually, recommend staff training needs, develop work-improvement processes, and recommend employee awards and recognition.
• Provide nursing leadership and oversight of daily clinical operations during assigned tours of duty.
• Supervise and coordinate nursing staff activities, prioritize workloads, monitor staffing levels, and adjust assignments to meet patient-care demands.
• Oversee patient assessments, nursing interventions, medication administration, treatment plans, and continuity of care.
• Evaluate clinical situations, address patient-care concerns, coordinate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, and resolve operational issues in a timely manner.
• Monitor compliance with nursing standards, patient-safety requirements, infection-prevention practices, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.
• Support quality-improvement initiatives, staff development, performance monitoring, and communication that promote safe, efficient, high-quality patient care.

Benefits

• Federal annual leave accrual of 4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period, depending on federal service.
• Potential credit for directly related prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual-leave accrual.
• Potential eligibility for student loan repayment programs through IHS, NHSC, or HRSA, subject to separate program requirements, agency priorities, and funding availability.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree