Advanced Practice Nurse

Description:

This position is located in the Health Care Services Division, AFRH. The primary purpose of the position is to provide professional medical and technical services to the Residents of the Home and will work under the direct supervision of the Chief, Health Care Services or designee.

Requirements:

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Specialized Experience for the GS-12, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as :

• Diagnosing, treating, and evaluating non-life threatening acute and chronic illness and disease; AND
• Obtaining medical histories and conducting physical examinations; AND
• Ordering, performing, and interpreting basic diagnostic studies; AND
• Prescribing medications; AND
• Collaborating with physicians and other health professionals as needed.

AND

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.

AND

For Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) positions, applicants must possess a graduate or higher level degree in nursing from an accredited educational program in the area of expertise or specialty indicated by the position. Areas of specialties for positions include, but are not limited to, Acute Care, Anesthesia, Community Health, Family, Geriatric, Home Health, Midwifery, Neonatal, Oncology, Pediatric, Psychiatric, Allergy and Immunology, Women's Health, Cardiovascular, Dermatology, Occupational Health, Orthopedic, Respiratory, or other specialties identified for the position. 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.


SPECIAL NOTE: Long-term care experience and/or interacting with geriatric patients is highly desired.