The purpose of this position is to serve as the Patient Safety/Risk Manager Nurse, responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating clinical education and staff development initiatives designed to reduce preventable harm, strengthen patient safety practices, and promote the consistent delivery of safe, reliable, and high-quality care.

A REAL ID

will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

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 REQUIREMENTS

General Schedule Qualification Standards - Nurse Series 0610

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.

LICENSURE

: For all grade levels and positions, 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.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GS-12 GRADE LEVEL

In addition to the mandatory license and education described above, applicants must have at least one or more full years of professional nursing experience that is equivalent to the next lower grade level performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Managing patient safety and risk-management programs, including reviewing safety reports, coordinating investigations, assessing event severity and risk, ensuring data integrity, and implementing corrective actions to reduce preventable harm; Analyzing patient safety, quality, and risk-management data to identify trends, process variations, and high-risk conditions and develop measurable corrective action plans that improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes; Developing, implementing, and evaluating clinical education, orientation, competency, and staff-development programs for nursing and multidisciplinary healthcare personnel.

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 meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.