Foreign Service Registered Nurse - Limited Non Career Appointment (RNLNA) at Department of State - Agency Wide | Jobs.InOkinawa

Foreign Service Registered Nurse - Limited Non Career Appointment (RNLNA)

Department of State - Agency Wide 📍 Multiple Locations Posted 4 weeks ago

🔐 Top Secret SOFA $82K – $121K

Provides primary care and urgent care services to U.S. government employees and eligible family members at overseas posts.

The Bureau of Medical Services (MED) maintains and promotes the health of employees and their eligible family members (EFM) who represent U.S. government (USG) agencies abroad. The Department assigns Foreign Service Medical Specialists, Limited Non-Career Appointment Registered Nurses (RNLNA) to select posts overseas. Many of these posts have significant health risks and local medical facilities are often inadequate to cope with them. This position is for a Registered Nurse (RN). A Limited Non-Career Appointment (LNA) does not lead to onward employment in the State Department or conversion to another form of employment. Candidates must be willing to accept assignments based on the needs of the Foreign Service, primarily in high-threat locations. Limited Non-Career Registered Nurses (RNLNA) presently serve at unaccompanied posts in Iraq, Pakistan, and Haiti. Assignments may change at any time based on the needs of the Service. Family members are not permitted to accompany RNLNAs to post. However, at some locations, adult eligible family members (EFMs) may be approved to accompany the RNLNA to post if they will fill certain mission-critical positions. EFMs must be employed and hired by the mission before traveling to post. All Medical Specialists working with the Bureau of Medical Services must provide primary care services and counseling to all patients regardless of age, sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, language, disease, disability, or religion. RNLNA duties include but are not limited to:

Maintains a primary care/urgent care clinic by ordering and stocking supplies and performing quality control on all laboratory tests and equipment.
Evaluates and assesses patients within their scope of training, including assessing vital signs, observation, taking a health history, performing physical examination, and performing selected diagnostic testing.
Records all findings accurately in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Uses Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and/or collaborates care with Health Unit providers.
Other responsibilities include but are not limited to vaccinating patients, dispensing medication, home visits, hospital visits, and responding to compound emergencies and exercises.
Participates in after-hours call responsibilities with other Health Unit members.
May need to assist or arrange Medevacs through medical provider direction and coordinate with MED/Foreign Programs or the appropriate Regional Medevac Center.
RNLNAs are considered essential personnel and are on call to provide services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
All LNAs are members of the Foreign Service and have the same obligations and standard of conduct expectations as all Foreign Service employees.

Requirements

Specialized Experience

At the time of application, candidates must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience within the last six (6) years providing direct patient care as a Registered Nurse.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Clinical and Leadership Skills: Must gain the cooperation and confidence of patients, colleagues, supervisors, and subordinates. Ability to teach or lecture groups on medical issues is preferred.
Program Management: Must develop, coordinate, and administer healthcare delivery programs and trainings, including individual and community health promotion and disease prevention.
Analytical Skills: Must possess strong analytical and evaluative abilities, including independent learning, complex problem identification, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Qualities: Must demonstrate a desire to serve others, empathy, compassion, resilience, self-confidence, and convictions aligned with Department interests.
Communication: Must demonstrate strong command of English with excellent grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Preferred Experience

Prior military experience or experience with other U.S. agencies working abroad is desirable but not required.

Benefits

Health and medical coverage
Federal retirement benefits
Paid leave
Continuing Medical Education (CME) expenses

Note: Not all benefits are available to LNA positions. Student Loan Repayment and Language Incentive Pay are not included under the LNA program.

Health insuranceFERS pensionPaid leaveCME expensesFederal retirement

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Additional Info

Locations

Montevideo, Uruguay
Toshkent, Uzbekistan
Vatican City, Vatican City
Caracas, Venezuela
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
San'A, Yemen
Lusaka, Zambia
Harare, Zimbabwe
Kabul, Afghanistan
Tirane, Albania
Algiers, Algeria
Luanda, Angola
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Yerevan, Armenia
Canberra, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Perth, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Vienna, Austria
Baku, Azerbaijan
Nassau, Bahamas
Manama, Bahrain
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bridgetown, Barbados
Minsk, Belarus
Brussels, Belgium
Belmopan, Belize
Cotonou, Benin
Hamilton, Bermuda
La Paz, Bolivia
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gaborone, Botswana
Brasilia, Brazil
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Sofia, Bulgaria
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Rangoon, Burma
Bujumbura, Burundi
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Douala, Cameroon
Yaounde, Cameroon
Calgary, Canada
Halifax, Canada
Montreal, Canada
Ottawa, Canada
Quebec, Canada
Toronto, Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Winnipeg, Canada
Praia, Cape Verde
Bangui, Central African Republic
Ndjamena, Chad
Santiago, Chile
Beijing, China
Chengdu, China
Guangzhou, China
Shanghai, China
Shenyang, China
Wuhan, China
Bogota, Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia
Brazzaville, Congo
Kinshasa, Congo (DRC)
San Jose, Costa Rica
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
Zagreb, Croatia
Havana, Cuba
Nicosia, Cyprus
Prague, Czech Republic
Damascus, Syria
Copenhagen, Denmark
Ali Sabih, Djibouti
Djibouti, Djibouti
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dili, Timor-Leste
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador
Alexandria, Egypt
Cairo, Egypt
San Salvador, El Salvador
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Asmara, Eritrea
Tallinn, Estonia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji
Helsinki, Finland
Bordeaux, France
Lyon, France
Marseille, France
Paris, France
Rennes, France
Strasbourg, France
Toulouse, France
Libreville, Gabon
Banjul, Gambia, The
Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Berlin, Germany
Dusseldorf, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Leipzig, Germany
Munich, Germany
Accra, Ghana
Athens, Greece
Thessaloniki, Greece
Saint Georges, Grenada
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Conakry, Guinea
Georgetown, Guyana
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Budapest, Hungary
Reykjavik, Iceland
Calcutta, India
Chennai, India
Hyderabad, India
Mumbai, India
New Delhi, India
Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Surabaya, Indonesia
Baghdad, Iraq
Kirkuk, Iraq
Dublin, Ireland
Jerusalem, Israel
Tel Aviv, Israel
Florence, Italy
Milan, Italy
Naples, Italy
Rome, Italy
Kingston, Jamaica
Fukuoka, Japan
Nagoya, Japan
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Sapporo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Amman, Jordan
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan
Nairobi, Kenya
Seoul, South Korea
Pristina, Kosovo
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Vientiane, Laos
Riga, Latvia
Beirut, Lebanon
Maseru, Lesotho
Monrovia, Liberia
Tripoli, Libya
Vilnius, Lithuania
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Skopje, North Macedonia
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Lilongwe, Malawi
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bamako, Mali
Valletta, Malta
Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Port Louis, Mauritius
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico
Hermosillo, Mexico
Matamoros, Mexico
Merida, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico
Nogales, Mexico
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Tijuana, Mexico
Kolonia, Micronesia (FSM)
Chisinau, Moldova
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Podgorica, Montenegro
Casablanca, Morocco
Rabat, Morocco
Maputo, Mozambique
Windhoek, Namibia
Kathmandu, Nepal
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Hague, Netherlands
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Auckland, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Managua, Nicaragua
Niamey, Niger
Abuja, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
Oslo, Norway
Muscat, Oman
Islamabad, Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan
Koror, Caroline Island, Palau
Panama City, Panama
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Asuncion, Paraguay
Lima, Peru
Manila, Philippines
Krakow, Poland
Warsaw, Poland
Lisbon, Portugal
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Doha, Qatar
Bucharest, Romania
Moscow, Russia
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Vladivostok, Russia
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Kigali, Rwanda
Apia, Samoa
Singapore, Singapore
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dakar, Senegal
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Bratislava, Slovakia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Muqdisho, Somalia
Capetown, South Africa
Durban, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Barcelona, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Juba, Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan
Paramaribo, Suriname
Mbabane, Eswatini
Stockholm, Sweden
Geneva, Switzerland
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Bangkok, Thailand
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Lome, Togo
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Tunis, Tunisia
Adana, Turkey
Ankara, Turkey
Gaziantep, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Asqabat, Turkmenistan
Kampala, Uganda
Kiev, Ukraine
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Belfast, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
District of Columbia, District of Columbia
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
New York, New York
Belgrade, Serbia

Who May Apply

This position is open to the public.

Conditions of Employment

Must be a U.S. citizen and accept assignments based on the needs of the Foreign Service.
Must be able to obtain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
Must meet the minimum medical qualification standard.
Must be able to obtain a favorable Suitability Review Panel determination.
Must be at least 20 years old and at least 21 years old to be appointed.
Must be appointed prior to age 60 (preference eligible veterans excepted).
Drug test required.
This is a Limited Non-Career Appointment (LNA), restricted by statute to a maximum of five years.

Security Clearance

Top Secret

Travel Required

Occasional travel may be required.

Relocation

Relocation expenses may be authorized.

Essential Physical Requirements

Speaking, hearing, vision, mental endurance, tolerance for extreme environmental conditions, physical endurance, dexterity, and mobility.
May require heavy lifting, pulling, stooping, bending, and twisting in tight spaces.
Must be able to travel independently via commercial air carriers, military aircraft, or other transportation.
Must be able to provide emergency care in potentially hostile or physically challenging environments.