Advanced Practice Nurse

**Duties**:

- Provide comprehensive and therapeutic health care services, integrating the art and science of advance practice nursing in the primary care setting.
- Responsible for the initiation, implementation and supervision of treatment plans and education for chronic diseases.
- Collaborate with physicians and other team members regarding patient management, to include evaluating and revising therapeutic plans.
- Develop and/or conduct in-service education programs for other health care professionals.
- Oversee compliance with the preventive healthcare needs of adult patients visiting the clinic.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- 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.
- One year trial/probationary period may be required.
- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
- This position requires regular contact with children under the age 18 and a favorable determination of suitability to do so and periodic re-verification check of multiple agency records.
- This position requires Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association (AHA).
- This position requires the incumbent to successfully complete and maintain credentialing and privileging requirements.
- This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
- This position occasionally requires Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel up to 5% of the time away from your permanent duty station.
- Work requires lifting and moving moderate to heavy items up to 50 lbs.

**Qualifications**:
**Who May Apply: US Citizens**

**Basic Requirement for Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Pract/Family Practice)**:
***Degree**:A graduate or higher-level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Nurse Practitioner or other related specialty. 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.

**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.

**Certification**: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse in the specialty of Family Practice 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 advanced practice nursing experience which includes performing physical examinations; evaluating and/or revising therapeutic plans; and prescribing medications. This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-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**:
**Additional information**:

- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
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