School Health Nurse

This position is located in various Chinle Service Unit locations at a school-based health clinic. The incumbent provides year-round health care and public health education to students, care coordination, advocates for quality student-centered care, and manages a comprehensive school-based health program for pediatric and adolescent patients. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive nursing care to pediatric and adolescent students, including health assessments, triage, preventive and acute care, chronic-condition management, medication administration, emergency care, and individualized care planning.
• Coordinates student health services and continuity of care by collaborating with families, school personnel, healthcare providers, specialists, and community resources to facilitate referrals, case management, and culturally competent care.
• Conducts community outreach and preventive health activities through health fairs, screenings, sports physicals, immunization clinics, community assessments, and partnerships with tribal, state, federal, school, and community organizations.
• Develops and delivers public health education for students, families, teachers, administrators, and parents on nutrition, physical fitness, mental health, disease prevention, wellness, and other identified community health needs.
• Evaluates and improves school health programs by analyzing student health outcomes, identifying trends, implementing corrective actions, participating in interdisciplinary quality-improvement efforts, and supporting school safety and regulatory compliance.

This is a term position not to exceed 2 years.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
• This position requires the successful completion of a federal background investigation as a condition of employment. Applicants must complete all required background investigation forms within five (5) calendar days of issuance.
• This position requires a review of the applicant's financial history. Applicants must demonstrate financial responsibility and maintain good standing with creditors.
• Prior to the appointment, candidates must present two valid forms of identification. If one of the documents is a state-issued ID or driver's license, it must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Evening hours, after-work hours, or weekend shifts may be required.
• The incumbent is required to drive a government vehicle and must maintain a valid State driver's license.
• The work involves considerable walking, standing, bending, and lifting in schools, clinics, homes, and offices. The movement of patients, equipment, and supplies is also required.
• This is a designated position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure that persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part-time experience.

Basic Requirements

• A graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• For individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools, official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required.
• Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination and 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.

Minimum Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service performing professional nursing duties in a school, pediatric/adolescent, community health, public health, or comparable healthcare setting. Specialized experience includes:

• Assessing and evaluating patient health needs and providing preventive, acute, and chronic-condition nursing care.
• Performing triage and developing individualized plans of care.
• Coordinating care, referrals, and case management with families, healthcare providers, schools, and community resources.
• Planning or conducting health screenings, outreach activities, and public health education.
• Evaluating health services or patient outcomes to identify trends and implement improvements in the delivery of care.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

• Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period) based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their directly related previous non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service.
• This position is covered by a Bargaining Unit.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized. At least a 6-month service agreement will be required.
• The Indian Health Service (IHS), National Health Service Corps (NHSC), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have student loan repayment programs for qualifying health disciplines. Opportunities for loan repayment are based on agency hiring priorities and availability of funds. For additional information, visit:
  • IHS Loan Repayment
  • NHSC Loan Repayment
  • HRSA Nurse Corps Loan Repayment