Nurse (All Specialties)
About the role
The Indian Health Service (IHS) seeks nurses to deliver compassionate care to patients across diverse departments including Emergency Department, Obstetrics/Labor and Delivery, Operating Room, and Med/Surg-Inpatient. Nurses will provide comprehensive care, collaborate with healthcare providers, and respond to emergencies.
Responsibilities
Assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the delivery of skilled patient care in accordance with nursing standards and evidence-based practice.
Supervising the delivery of nursing care by other professional and non-professional staff, providing guidance, evaluation, and feedback as needed.
Collaborating with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare providers to develop and implement coordinated care plans.
Utilizing critical thinking skills to make complex clinical decisions and respond effectively to rapidly changing patient conditions.
Initiating emergency nursing interventions to ensure maternal and neonatal safety, including preparation of the operating room, serving as circulating or scrub nurse, and performing newborn resuscitation and assessment.
Maintaining a professional, compassionate, and therapeutic environment.
Administering prescribed therapeutic interventions including medications, intravenous fluids, blood products, and other treatments in accordance with established policies and standards of practice.
Collaborating with physicians, certified nurse midwives, and interdisciplinary team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Developing, implementing, and evaluating individualized patient care plans across the continuum of care including antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, obstetrical triage, and newborn nursery services.
Obtaining and maintaining certifications as required by hospital policy, such as Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ACLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
Formulating, implementing, and documenting individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and patient condition.
Responding to life-threatening situations and initiating emergency resuscitation measures in accordance with adult and pediatric resuscitation protocols.
Maintaining required certifications (e.g., ACLS, BLS, PALS) and demonstrating competency in advanced perioperative and procedural nursing skills.
Serving as the second circulator for complex surgical procedures.
Promoting evidence-based nursing practice through coordinating care focused on patient education, self-management, and overall satisfaction throughout the continuum of inpatient care.
Performing comprehensive assessments, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care based on clinical findings and the nursing process.
Administering medications and performing procedures in accordance with established policies and clinical standards.
Recognizing changes in patient condition, identifying urgent or emergent situations, and initiating appropriate interventions to ensure patient safety.
Ensuring compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and maintaining knowledge of current clinical and operational guidelines.
Requirements
To qualify for this position, you must have a graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program. You must also possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Experience in a specialty area of nursing is preferred, especially in Emergency, Obstetric, and Med/Surg-Inpatient settings.