Occupational Health Nurse

This Direct Hire position is located in the Office of Safety, Health, and Environmental Management. The Occupational Health Nurse will provide direct care, health assessment and monitoring to employees and supports occupational health programs across the Smithsonian Institution.

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The Occupational Health Nurse will provide direct care, health assessment and monitoring to employees and supports occupational health programs across the Smithsonian Institution. 

In this position, you will:

• Provide support to other staff, management, employees, and safety coordinators in specific medical monitoring or prevention activities. 
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment for all SI employees and visitors.
• Participate in preventive health education programs and counseling aimed at prevention of disease and health maintenance.
• Counsel individual to improve existing chronic health conditions, e.g. hypertension, diabetes, poor physical fitness, or obesity.
• Obtain physical assessments and medical histories which may elicit new abnormal health conditions or concerns, and counsels, refers, and follows-up appropriately.
• Participate in administrative functions of Occupational Health Services in order to maintain a high quality of patient care. 

Basic Requirements: 

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.

Areas of specialties for positions include, but are not limited to, Acute Care, Anesthesia, Community Health, Family, Geriatric, Home Health, Midwifery, Neonatal, Oncology, Pediatric, Psychiatric, Allergy and Immunology, Women’s Health, Cardiovascular, Dermatology, Occupational Health, Orthopedic, Respiratory, or other specialties identified for the position.

Licensure

For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.  In addition, they must 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.

In addition to the above requirements, applicants must meet one of the following requirements: 

• Successful completion of a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from a professional nursing educational program or related medical science field; or
• At least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to the GS-9 grade level) and possession of a diploma, associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or master’s degree from a professional nursing educational program.

Specialized Experience For GS-11: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service or comparable pay band system related to the work of this position.  For this position specialized experience is defined as providing nursing care relevant to occupational health services which include immunizations, medical examinations, first aid/medical emergency response, patient education, and wellness services.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

You must meet the Basic Education Requirements listed above. 

Conditions of Employment

More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website.

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Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
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Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/