Nurse (Outpatient)

About the role

The Indian Health Service (IHS) seeks dedicated Registered Nurses to provide comprehensive, evidence-based, and patient-centered care in an ambulatory setting. Our nurses play a vital role in improving the health of American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate care to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Implement evidence-based care plans and monitor patient responses.
• Collaborate with the care team to coordinate patient care activities.
• Administer medications and treatments, and document patient responses accurately.
• Counsel and educate patients on preventive, curative, and rehabilitative measures.
• Provide oversight and direction to LVNs and nursing assistants, as necessary.
• Contribute to care coordination, health promotion, education, and quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selectees may be subject to a probationary period.
• Must have passed the NCLEX-RN.
• Must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse.
• Specialized experience in outpatient nursing duties, including triage, patient assessment, and implementing provider/clinic standing orders.
• Experience in developing and implementing disease management and prevention guidelines.
• Experience in coordinating patient care activities and communicating patient status/needs to providers and other staff.
• Experience in administering medications/treatments, recognizing adverse signs/symptoms, initiating appropriate interventions, and evaluating outcomes to modify the care plan.
• Experience in providing guidance/training/mentoring to clinical and non-clinical staff.

Qualifications

• A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.
• Licensure: Must have passed the NCLEX-RN and possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse.
• Specialized experience in outpatient nursing duties, such as triage, patient assessment, and implementing provider/clinic standing orders.
• Experience in developing and implementing disease management and prevention guidelines.
• Experience in coordinating patient care activities and communicating patient status/needs to providers and other staff.
• Experience in administering medications/treatments, recognizing adverse signs/symptoms, initiating appropriate interventions, and evaluating outcomes to modify the care plan.
• Experience in providing guidance/training/mentoring to clinical and non-clinical staff.

Benefits

• Recruitment/relocation sign-on bonus for eligible candidates.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement, and paid time off.

Pay

Pay details are provided on IHS's website.

Schedule

Rotating shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.