Licensed Practical Nurse - Night Shift - Health Care

At the Indian Health Service (IHS), Nurses do more than practice medicine—they change lives. Guided by our mission to raise the health of American Indian and Alaska Native people, you will deliver compassionate care where it is needed most.

Provide comprehensive, evidence‑based, patient‑centered nursing care to individuals and families in an ambulatory care setting. Demonstrate professional competence, leadership, and sound clinical judgment while delivering high‑quality care to patients with a wide range of acute and chronic conditions.

Provide oversight and direction to licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting.

Actively contribute to care coordination, health promotion, education, and quality improvement initiatives.

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Position may involve on‑call or standby duty, rotating shifts, and days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Shift rotations may vary from 8, 10, or 12 hours.

Successful completion of an E‑Verify employment verification check is required.

Financial suitability review is required; applicants must demonstrate financial responsibility.

Applicants will be required to set up direct deposit.

Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized; Employees may be subject to health policies related to measles, rubella, and influenza immunizations.

Registered Nurse Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.Experience may include paid, unpaid, or volunteer work. GS‑5: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing with no experience, or diploma/associate degree with one full year of professional nursing experience.

GS‑7: Bachelor’s degree with eligibility under Superior Academic Achievement provision; or bachelor’s degree with one full year of experience; or one full year of graduate education in a professional nursing program.

GS‑9: Master’s degree in professional nursing; or at least one full year of professional nursing experience (equivalent to GS‑7 or above) and possession of a diploma, associate or bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Specialized experience for GS‑7 includes performing outpatient nursing duties, triage, patient assessment, medication administration, documentation, coordination of care, counseling, and teaching patients. Specialized experience for GS‑9 includes implementing disease‑management guidelines, comprehensive assessments, care planning, medication administration, evaluating outcomes, and mentoring staff.

Graduate, bachelor’s, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing program.

Degree from a foreign nursing school requires official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.

Must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination and possess a current, active, full, unrestricted license or registration from a state, D.J-18808-Ljbffr Indian Health Service