Occupational Health Nurse

JOB DESCRIPTION

At the FBI, we don’t just recognize talent—we strengthen and elevate it. We employ individuals who not only have experience in nursing, occupational health, and medicine but are also ready to apply their health care skills in a dynamic federal environment and contribute effectively to their teams.

As an occupational health nurse, you will manage and coordinate health care services using advanced healthcare practices and knowledge of occupational medicine. Your role will involve providing essential medical support, conducting health assessments, and implementing disease prevention programs with the precision and expertise that comes from extensive experience in hospitals and health care settings.

The occupational health nurse’s role has no age limit, no firearm requirement, and no physical fitness test—you need only a passion for advancing health and safety in the workplace and ensuring the well-being of FBI personnel. You will receive specialized training in case management and emergency response tailored to the federal workforce’s unique needs.

With the FBI’s emphasis on continuous learning and career development in health care and occupational medicine, working at the Bureau will help you become more efficient, expand your skill set, and advance your career—all while making a significant impact on national security.

Set yourself apart. Apply today.

HOW TO APPLY

STEP 1: Click on the “Apply” button to be directed to the FBIJobs Careers website.

STEP 2: Click the “Start” button to begin. You will be prompted to either sign in to continue or register with FBIJobs if you don’t already have an account.

STEP 3: Follow the step-by-step process to submit your interest. You will be guided through each step. You must complete all sections of the form AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE ATTACHED to successfully submit your interest.

1. Your resume, specifically noting relevant work experience and associated start and end dates.
2. Other supporting documents:

• College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement.
• Veterans: DD 214; Disabled Veterans: DD 214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later.

Please see instructions on the site for attaching documents.

SALARY LEVEL

Pay level for this position:

• GS-12: $75,706.00–$98,422.00

Salary is commensurate with base, locality, and availability pay.

MAJOR DUTIES

• Serve as an occupational health nurse (OHN) in the FBI office of assignment, in collaboration with Medical Operations and Readiness Unit (MORU) physicians and other health care professionals at FBI Headquarters (HQ).
• Ensure the workforce’s medical readiness by administering the Fitness for Duty (FFD), medical mandates, travel medicine, and immunization programs.
• Develop strategic health program goals and objectives for the occupational health program at MORU’s direction, with input from Field Office management.
• Prepare a variety of communications to MORU, division personnel, and division management, including but not limited to medical case reports, statistical medical readiness reports, medical financial expenditures, and Field Office policy statements adapted from MORU protocols and FBI policies.
• Assessment and nursing care: Treat routine, work-related illness or injuries and respond to medical emergencies on FBI property. Provide limited treatment and/or treatment referrals in accordance with applicable FBI policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Monitor and record health services medical exam activities, medication PAR levels, and medical supply monthly expenditures for reporting to MORU. This position requires the skill set and ability to perform OHN functions in an autonomous environment, administratively and clinically, while managing the HSO office and MORU programs.
• Health promotion/education: Provide health promotion activities within the scope of FBI directives and accepted standards of occupational nursing practice. Activities cover areas such as health and wellness, travel medicine, nutrition, and disease-specific topics.
• Fitness for Duty (FFD) evaluations and medical surveillance examinations: Review exams and manage work restrictions for employees with FFD requirements and review OSHA-required medical screenings for identified positions. Review and analyze medical reports, diagnostic tests, and laboratory findings under the direction of MORU protocols and MORU medical officer advisement.
• Health administration: Monitor and report contract medical facility performance concerns, oversee FFD financial expenditures, report monthly spending to assigned MORU representatives, and ensure timely processing of invoices in accordance with policy.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

GS-12: Applicant must possess at least one year of specialized experience (SE) equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Experience in nursing, with a wide range of professional nursing experience and skill, and/or considerable additional experience or training in occupational health nursing.
• Experience with preventive medicine programs and services.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Clearance.
• Must be willing to travel as required.
• Must meet the FBI’s Employment Eligibility requirements.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

• Candidates must have a degree or higher from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated state accrediting agency at the time the applicant completed the program. Education completed at foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided that you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited education institution in the United States.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and possess an active, current, unrestricted license as a registered nurse in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.

All degrees must be verified by submitting college transcripts.

The FBI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for this vacancy. Unless explicitly authorized by law, selection will be made without regard to, and there will be no discrimination because of, color, race, religion, national origin, marital status, parental status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, age (40 or over), sex, pregnancy and related conditions, or on the basis of personal favoritism, or any other nonmerit factors.