Job opening: ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE
Salary: $123 034 - 159 943 per year
Published at: Sep 23 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is under the Defense Health Agency Pacific Market Hawaii Region with the Director of Branch Clinics, Army Health Clinic, Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) section located at the Desmond T Doss Health Clinic Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DOD workforce.
Duties
Identifies medical issues which potentially affect deployability and/or retention.
Screens soldiers/civilians for potential adverse reactions to immunizations, specifically smallpox and anthrax and solicits consultations with appropriate specialists when indicated.
Refers soldiers/civilians who have medical issues to appropriate department or specialty through consults for further diagnosis and treatment.
Ensures Line of Duty (LOD) has been initiated for National Guard or Reserve Soldiers and may refer to EACH for follow-on care or further investigation of incident.
Requirements
- This position requires regular contact with children under the age 18 and a favorable determination of suitability to do so.
- This position has a requirement to lift up to 30 lbs.
- This position requires Basic Life Support training certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association and American Red Cross.
- Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series.
- One Year probationary period may be required.
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
- Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
- 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.
- A pre-placement medical examination is required.
- 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.
- Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
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 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 an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 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 providing APRN duties to patients of all ages, prescribing psychiatric medications and maintaining records utilizing a computer-based system. 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
See Qualificiations section for education requirements.
Contacts
- Address JT-DHA-DD83DF DHA INDO PACIFIC MARKET
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APO, AP 96224
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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