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Occupational Health Nurse

Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Summary

Our Occupational Health Nurses (OHNs) work diligently within their FBI office of assignment. Your work will ensure the medical readiness of the workforce through administering Fitness for Duty (FFD) evaluations, medical mandates (work restrictions), travel medicine and immunization programs. You will also respond to routine, work-related illnesses, injuries, and medical emergencies and provide employee health promotion activities and education.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
01/20/2026 to 02/03/2026
Salary
$76,463 to - $99,404 per year

Salary listed above is the Base rate of pay on the GS pay scale. A complete list of Pay Tables including locality pay can be found on OPM.gov.

Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locations
Many vacancies in the following locations:
Denver, CO
New Orleans, LA
Columbia, SC
Salt Lake City, UT
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time - Will vary depending on Field Office's needs. This position MAY require evening and weekend work.
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
12
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Top Secret
Drug test
Yes
Financial disclosure
Yes
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
DESTIMP-12868692-26-KO
Control number
854864600

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.

Federal employees - Excepted service

Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.

Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens.

Duties

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  • Serves as an Occupational Health Nurse (OHN), in the FBI office of assignment, in collaboration with Medical Operations and Readiness Unit (MORU) physicians and other health care professionals at FBI Headquarters (HQ).
  • Ensures the medical readiness of the workforce through the administration of the Fitness for Duty (FFD), Medical Mandates, Travel Medicine and Immunization Programs.
  • Develops strategic health program goals and objectives for the occupational health program within the office at the direction of MORU, with input from field office management.
  • Responsible for preparing a variety of communications to MORU, division personnel, and division management, including but not limited to medical case reports, statistical medical readiness reports, medical financial expenditures, and field office policy statements adapted from MORU protocols and FBI policies.
  • Assessment and nursing care - Responsible for routine, work-related illness or injuries, and responds to medical emergencies on FBI property. Provides limited treatment and/or treatment referral in accordance with applicable FBI policies, procedures and protocols.
  • Monitors and records medical exam activities, medication par levels, and medical supply monthly expenditures for reporting to MORU. This position requires the skill set and ability to perform OHN functions in an autonomous environment, administratively and clinically, managing the HSO office and MORU programs.
  • Health promotion/education - Provides health promotion activities within the scope of FBI directives and accepted standards of occupational nursing practice. Activities cover areas such as health and wellness, travel medicine, nutrition, as well as disease specific topics.
  • Fitness for Duty (FFD) evaluations and medical surveillance examinations - Responsible for exam reviews and management of work restrictions for employees with fitness for duty requirements and review of OSHA required medical screenings for identified positions. Reviews and analyzes medical reports, diagnostic tests and laboratory findings under the direction of MORU protocols and MORU, medical officer advisement.
  • Health administration - Responsible for monitoring and reporting contract medical facility performance concerns, monitoring FFD financial expenditures, reporting monthly spending to assigned MORU representative, and ensures timely processing of invoices in accordance with policy.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
  • Some travel may be required.
  • ALL applicants must verify completion of the basic education requirement by submitting a copy of college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
  • Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and possess an active, current, unrestricted license as a registered nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
  • Applicants must be BLS certified and must possess an active, current, unexpired certification prior to joining the FBI.

Qualifications

GS-12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS- 1 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

  • Experience in nursing, with a wide range of professional nursing experience and skill, and/or considerable additional experience or training in occupational health nursing.
  • Experience with preventative medicine programs and services.

Desired Skills
Desired skills are NOT mandatory and will NOT be utilized to minimally qualify applicants. Desired Skills are:
  • Experience applying federal and applicable state laws, regulations, directives, regulating occupational and environmental health nursing.

Education

Positive Education Requirement
This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic educational requirement by submitting a copy of their college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Basic Education: Applicants MUST have a degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS TO DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE MET THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE APPLICATION; HOWEVER, OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO BEGINNING EMPLOYMENT.

Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and possess an active, current, unrestricted license as a registered nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.

Additional information

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and consent to a complete background investigation, urinalysis, and polygraph. You must be suitable for Federal employment; as determined by a background investigation.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared against your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.

The competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below.

Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies.

Competencies:

  • Nursing Science
  • Problem Solving and Judgement
  • Interpersonal Ability
  • Observational Accuracy and Judgment
  • Flexibility and Adaptability

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