Nurse (Consultant)

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a(n) Nurse (Consultant), you will: Use clinical and programmatic expertise in leading, developing, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating current or projected complex, interrelated public health programs specifically aimed at improving health care quality for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and HAB. Develop guidelines, procedures, and tools and provides authoritative recommendations regarding the delivery of health care services and issue of national scope and importance to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and HAB. Provide expertise on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program site visits to assess recipients' clinical quality management programs. Provide technical assistance to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients to implement a clinical quality management program that aligns with Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program legislation and HAB policy. Serve as a project officer for grants and cooperative agreements with a healthcare or clinical quality management focus. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Qualifications: 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(external link), Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs(external link), Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education(external link), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. OR Degree from Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (external link) is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools. OR Exemption: Employees currently assigned to positions in this occupational series as of September 2017 will be considered to have met the basic requirements for the position occupied. AND Licensure For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination(external link). 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. Minimum Qualifications: In addition to the above requirements, applicants must meet one of the following requirements: GS-12: You must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service performing at ALL of the following: Assisting in implementing performance measurement activities. Assisting in implementing quality improvement activities. Assisting in writing reports and making presentations regarding healthcare activities. Assist in reviewing, monitoring, or assessing HIV programs, policies, data, or operational activities to determine program effectiveness, compliance, and impact on patient care and treatment outcomes. GS-13: You must have at least one or more full years of professional nursing experience that is equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: • Understanding of HIV service delivery, healthcare system, and clinical quality management. • Developing and implementing public health programs to improve HIV patient care and health outcome. • Providing and monitoring technical assistance to individuals and organizations to develop and implement interventions and programs to improve patient care and health outcomes. • Evaluating the impact of organizational goals, operational plans, and programs on HIV care and treatment. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov. Note: Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. Education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed.