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Summary This position is located in the Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Office of Program Support, HIV Workforce Training and Development Team. The duty location for this position is in Rockville, MD and is not eligible for remote work. Applicants please note: Additional selections may be made across the Department of Health and Human Services through this vacancy announcement. Responsibilities Nurse Consultants are a mission critical occupation for HRSA. These positions are critical in supporting Health Resources and Services Administration's nursing care and treatment for outpatient, specialty clinics, urgent care and/or emergency patients. As a Nurse Consultant, you serve as an analyst in developing, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating interrelated public health programs aimed at improving health care quality. Your major duties and responsibilities include: Analyzing existing or proposed systems, strategies, services, or other health-related matters for long-range implementation and administration of public health programs. Making recommendations to HHS managers providing expert clinical nursing and program knowledge on projects, and data related to the measurement of quality, legislation, and administrative proposals. Overseeing contract or project management, related to the quality of nursing services and health care delivery. Preparing briefing materials related to quality measurements and health assessment. Planning, developing, and executing special studies designed to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical practices and health care services provided in HHS programs. Conducting technical clinical reviews and assists non-clinical staff in the development and analysis of clinical reviews. NOTE: Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, you must meet ALL of the following requirements by the closing date: 12/23/2024 Do not cut and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Qualification Requirements: OPM's Basic Requirements for Nursing Series, 0610 Note: 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. You must provide an SF50 dated September 2017 or earlier that verifies you occupied a 0610 position. 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. PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS WITH YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION PACKAGE BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. A COPY OF A DIPLOMA IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR EDUCATION VERIFICATION. AND Licensure: 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. PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR CURRENT/ ACTIVE NURSING LICENSE WITH YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION PACKAGE BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. LINKS TO WEBSITES AND DATABASES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AS DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU MEET THIS REQUIREMENT AND GS-13: In addition to meeting the above requirements, in order to qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year of minimum qualifying specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service. MINIMUM QUALIFYING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for successful job performance. Examples of minimum qualifying specialized experience equal to the GS-12 level in the federal service include performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: Using clinical indicators (e.g., rate or mean-based, or sentinel; related to structure, process or outcome, etc.) to measure and assess clinical performance and outcomes of health care and health services in order to determine and prioritize areas in need of improvement for public health programs. OR Providing technical clinical advice on the methodology and processes of using clinical indicators to develop and conduct clinical reviews aimed at evaluating the quality of clinical practices and healthcare services provided by public health programs. 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). 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. To preview the occupational assessment questionnaire, please click on the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12635072 Education This position has an education requirement. You must submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades) to document that you have met the education requirement. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required prior to your starting work. 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. Additional Information HHS is an equal opportunity employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status or other differences. Click here for information on "Federal hiring for individuals with disabilities". Security and Background Requirements: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action. E-Verify: HRSA participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their social security numbers. Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Creditable Service: A newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit for annual leave for prior work experience directly related to the duties of the position being filled. The use of this service credit is at the discretion of the selecting official and must be finalized prior to selectee's entrance on duty. For more information, please click here. Financial Disclosure: This position requires you to file a public or confidential financial disclosure report prior to receiving a final offer letter as well as within 30 days of your appointment. This will require you to report information such as recent sources of income, financial interests you hold, and outside activities you participate in, as well as similar information from a spouse or any dependent children. If you have questions, please contact your HRSA Ethics Advisor at AskHR@hrsa.gov. Recruitment Incentives: Recruitment incentives are not authorized. Student Loan Repayment Incentive: Student loan repayment incentive is not authorized.