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Nurse-Health and Wellness Director

Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
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Summary

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The Health & Wellness Director is responsible for administering a comprehensive Community Health Care program at the Job Corp Center, providing health care functions such as assessment, treatment, counseling, and education to a student population with diverse socio-economic backgrounds.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Posted 05/08/22
Location
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$79,363 - $79,363 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Not required
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
Yes
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
22-JCGV-11493349-DH-EDRG
Control number
653203900

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen. Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position. Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.

Duties

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  • SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES (20% or less of the time).
  • Perform professional nursing of an advanced nature and considerable difficulty, e.g., taking histories, making assessments, and choosing, initiating, and modifying selected therapies.
  • Take medical histories, conducts physical examinations, and communicates results of laboratory tests.
  • Recognize and report diseases which have public health significance and initiate or recommend proper disease control measures.
  • Counsel, advise and educate students on health care needs, all with full consideration of mental, emotional, cultural, social, and physical factors.
  • Identifying diseases, provide information on general medical conditions, types of injuries, specific examination procedures and lab work.
  • Administer medications, orally, intradermally, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, and intravenously within the scope of a Professional Nurse and as authorized and directed by a medical provider/physician.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
  • Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
  • Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
  • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
  • This is a Test Designated Position. You will be tested for illegal drugs prior to appointment and randomly thereafter. Appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results. This announcement constitutes 30-days notice.
  • CPR certification required and must be attached to your application.
  • Must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse to practice in the state in which the Center is located. A copy must be attached to your application.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

Basic Requirement: GS-0610-12
Registration: For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse to practice in the state in which the Center is located.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education in the amounts listed below.

Specialized Experience Requirement:
At least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-11) and possess a diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree, or master's degree from a professional nursing educational program.

Professional nursing experience is defined as a majority of the following:

  • Performing professional nursing of an advanced nature and considerable difficulty (taking histories, making assessments and choosing, initiating, and modifying selected therapies.
  • Taking medical histories, conducting physical examinations, and communicating results of laboratory tests.
  • Treating chronic health problems such as hypertension and diabetes.
  • Providing counsel, advise and educating students on health care needs, all with full consideration of mental, emotional, cultural, social and physical factors.
  • Administering medications, both orally and intravenously within the scope of a Professional Nurse, and as authorized and directed by a physician.
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, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

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.

Degree from Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.

Additional information

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors.

Selections made under this authority will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would be given a new appointment.

Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE.

Forest Service daycare facilities are not available.

Government Housing may be available.

This position is not eligible for telework.

The Forest Service may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government, to attract highly qualified candidates. Additional information is available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-and-leave-flexibilities-for-recruitment-and-retention/

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

This is a Direct-Hire Authority position, all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, to include any selective placement factor(s), if applicable, will be referred to the selecting official. Before a certificate is issued to the selecting official, the resume is reviewed to ensure that you meet all the qualification requirements. A rating will not be used; veteran's preference does not apply due to the existence of the Direct Hire authority for this position.

Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.

To view the application form, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11493349

Forest Service

These positions are located at the following Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers:

  • Cass - Ozark, AR; Richard Lassiter at richard.t.lassiter@usda.gov
  • Blackwell - Laona, WI; Andrea Schenkoske at andrea.schenkoske@usda.gov
  • Mingo - Puxico, MO; Lawrence Ferrell at lawrence.ferrell@usda.gov

A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation's most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies.

Agency contact information

HRM Contact Center
Phone
1-877-372-7248 X2
Email
SM.FS.FSJobs@usda.gov
Address
USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center
DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Albuquerque, NM 87109
US

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