Clinical Nurse

This vacancy is for a GS-0610-9, Clinical Nurse located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, TRACEN CAPE MAY CLINIC BRANCH in CAPE MAY, New Jersey.

You will serve as a/an Clinical Nurse and be responsible for rendering health care services to assess and maintain fitness for duty of members of the uniformed service and other eligible beneficiaries.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Providing professional nursing care to outpatient ambulatory-care patients, including assessing patient conditions, developing and implementing nursing care plans, administering prescribed medications and treatments, and performing clinical procedures.

• Conducting clinical triage, providing patient education, documenting care in the health record, communicating diagnostic results, and assisting medical officers with emergency patient stabilization.

• Coordinating complex patient care, referrals, reports, and treatment plans with medical providers and external healthcare partners to ensure continuity of care.

• Participating in quality improvement and quality assurance activities, including supporting clinical committees and evaluating healthcare practices and outcomes.

• Providing administrative and educational support by preparing healthcare documentation, assessing training needs, and developing or delivering training to Health Services Technicians and other clinical personnel.

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

• At least 1 year of professional Nursing experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.: 1.) Assessing patients and providing routine professional nursing care; 2.) administering prescribed medications and treatments and monitoring patient responses; 3.) documenting patient care and communicating relevant information to healthcare providers. AND 4.)Possession of a diploma, associate degree, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program.

• Possession of a completed master's degree in Nursing from a professional nursing program.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Date of Birth (DOB)
• Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position)
• Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation. This position requires a Public Trust clearance.
• This is not a Bargaining Unit position.
• Selectee must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state driver's license.
• Selectee subject to successful completion of pre-employment medical exam.
• This position requires the selectee to pass a pre-employment drug test.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.