Supervisory Clinical Nurse (Chief Nurse Executive)

Supervisory Clinical Nurse (Chief Nurse Executive)

Department: Department of Health and Human Services

Location(s): Acomita, New Mexico

Salary Range: $107048 - $139166 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is the Supervisory Clinical Nurse (Chief Nurse Executive) located at the New Sunrise Regional Treatment Center located on the Pueblo of Acoma. The purpose of this position is to implement and evaluate the nursing programs in a residential drug and alcohol treatment facility. The incumbent reports to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements

Major Duties:

• Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Registered Nurse Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Directs and oversees nursing care services across the residential treatment facility and community settings, ensuring high-quality patient care, compliance with standards, and effective coordination of treatment plans and continuity of care. Serves in key leadership roles, including Chief Nurse Executive, Executive Committee member, Infection Prevention Officer, and supervisor of nursing and custodial staff, while managing the Certified Medication Aide Program and ensuring regulatory compliance. Manages and implements the Infection Prevention and Control Program, including employee health, disease surveillance, staff education, policy enforcement, and compliance with federal, state, and accreditation standards. Leads nursing quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives, including developing policies and procedures, evaluating care outcomes, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring adherence to evidence-based practices. Provides clinical care and case management, including patient assessments, care planning, medication administration, emergency response, coordination of medical services, and documentation of resident health services.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): 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 (external link) is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools. 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. Basic Requirements for the GS-12 (or equivalent) Grade Level: In addition to the mandatory license and education described above under Basic Requirements applicants must have at least one or more full years of professional nursing experience that is equivalent to the next lower grade level. Professional nursing experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12): Oversees a nursing division in an operating health care facility; management ability to delegate authority; formulates and implements nursing services in accordance with existing requirements, methods and procedures; conducts meetings and conferences with subordinate supervisors and staff; provides leadership and direction to nursing programs ensuring proper health care management, evidence based practice, safe and quality patient care; establishes and maintains compliance with various regulatory accreditations, professional agencies, administrative policies and procedures, laws, regulations, standards and directives that are applicable to the organization; maintains positive partnerships with community, tribal, and educational programs and institutions; and ensures accountability to the governing board. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below. To begin, Click 'Apply' online button on the vacancy announcement. You will be directed the Login.Gov screen, here you will sign in if you have an existing USAJOBS account or create a Login.Gov account. If you have an account you will be directed to select a resume or create a resume. If you create an account you can create a resume. Click save and continue. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Click the Apply to this Vacancy and complete all steps in the application process until the confirmation indicates your application is complete. If you click return to USAJOBS or get timed out prior to receiving confirmation, your application will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Read and complete all Eligibility questions. Review the Required Documents section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (Click the USAJOBS link to complete the transfer process.) For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: http://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=search&option=faq. The IHS provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office (Mesha Bosques, mesha.bosques@ihs.gov, and/or 580-354-5528). The decision to grant reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Application Deadline: 2026-06-29