ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (NURSE PRACTITIONER)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA (DOD); Tacoma (WA); Vor Ort; USD 132.000 - 165.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Recruitment incentives

Relocation incentives

Advanced Leave accrual

Zusammenfassung

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA (DOD) in Tacoma, WA is seeking a credentialed Nurse Practitioner to serve as a direct primary health care provider. The role requires independent examination, diagnosis, and treatment within granted privileges.

The NP will manage health histories, plan with other professionals, and perform workups, orders, and prescriptions for acute and chronic conditions. Eligible for Federal direct hire, with potential incentives, and a full-time schedule.

Qualifikationen

• Basic requirement: graduate-level Advanced Practice Nurse degree and NP licensure.
• Foreign degree: certification from foreign nursing school if applicable.
• Licensure: active, unrestricted NP license in the US; must pass NCLEX.

Aufgaben

• Serve as direct primary health care provider as credentialed NP.
• Manage health with independent examination, diagnosis, and treatment within credentials.
• Perform complex duties across full range of medical care for primary care patients.
• Obtain health history, record findings, and make clinical evaluations.
• Collaborate with professionals to plan and coordinate primary care services.
• Examine patient, conduct initial work-up, order labs and imaging as needed.
• Prescribe and treat diseases and chronic conditions; manage follow-ups.
• Participate in disease management for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, CAD, CHF, COPD.

Kenntnisse

Credentialing requirements

BLS certification

Immunization screening

Clinical privileges

Ausbildung

Advanced Practice Nurse degree

Active NP license (Family Practice)

Jobbeschreibung

Summary

About the Position

This position is located at Madigan Army Medical Center, Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Tacoma, WA.

• Advance in Hire MAY be authorized. This is available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Advanced Leave accrual MAY be authorized

This is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation.

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Location

• 1 vacancy in the following location:
• Tacoma, WA

No matching locations found.

Work site options

Telework eligible: No

Remote job: No

Relocation expenses reimbursed: No

Salary: $131,831 – $165,416 per year

Pay scale & grade: GS 12

Promotion potential: None

Learn more about pay scale and grade: Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule: Full-time

Travel Required: Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type: Permanent

Occupations and job series: 0610 Nurse

Supervisory status: No

Federal service type: This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union: No

Drug test: Yes

Security clearance: Not Required

Position sensitivity and risk: Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

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Background check type: Credentialing, Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required: No

Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number: HSJG-27-13105457-DHA

Control number: 890888900

This job is open to

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

• Serve as a direct primary health care provider in the capacity of a credentialed Nurse Practitioner to provide primary care services.
• Health management with responsibility for the independent examination, diagnosis, and treatment within personal credentials and privileges delineated by the Military Treatment Facility (MTF).
• Perform a variety of complex duties involving the full range of medical care that involves isolating and defining unknown medical conditions.
• Secure health and medical history from the patient or family member, record findings and make clinical evaluations.
• Plan with other professionals, and agencies involved in providing primary care services to patients and their family members, and coordinates the primary care provided.
• Examine patient and performs initial patient work-up and assessment of patient’s care and treatment; determines the need for and orders laboratory tests, X-rays and other procedures necessary to complete assessment of the patient.
• Prescribe for and treat a variety of diseases, disorders and injuries, treats patients returning for routine or directed follow-up and treatment of chronic illnesses previously documented in patients’ medical records.
• Participate in disease management which includes the following conditions: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• A pre-placement medical examination is required.
• Moderate to heavy lifting up to 15 pounds is required.
• Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS.
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
• Position is designated as Mission Essential. The incumbent will be required to report to work during times of contingency operations, natural disasters, extreme weather or other emergency situations.
• Position is designated as Inclement Weather Essential. The incumbent must make every attempt to report for work on time and/or remain on duty during severe weather conditions.
• This position has occasional, Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel that maybe required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner):

Degree: A graduate or higher level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Advanced Nurse Practitioner 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).

Foreign Degree: A degree from a 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: 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; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.

Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse in the specialty of Family Practice Nurse Practitioner or related specialty from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirement below. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.

Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Professional Nursing Experience : One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes obtaining and recording health histories of patients, prescribing medications and providing explanation of laboratory and diagnostic test results in patient population 50 and older. This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-0610-11) .

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

See Qualifications section for education requirements.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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Required documents

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer’s name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what’s in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
• License/Certification: This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: ++Transcripts and Licenses++.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person’s personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

Agency contact information

Army Applicant Help Desk

Website: https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq

Address: JT-DD83DE INDO PAC DHN – MADIGAN

DO NOT MAIL

Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA 98431

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Next steps

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.

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