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Fort Riley
Nurse (APRN PRACT), GS-0610-12
Job Location: Fort Riley, KS
Closing Date:
July 01, 2008
Salary:
$65,315 - $84,913 Annual
Place of Work:
MEDDAC, Department of Primary Care, Primary Care Clinic 2\Fort Riley, KS
Position Status:
This is a Permanent position. -- Full Time
Number of Vacancy:
01
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Duties:
Serves as Nurse Practitioner in the Well Baby, Disease Management and Primary Care Clinic with responsibility for planning and developing methods, practices and approaches pertinent to family and child health care. Provides a wide range of health care to individuals of all ages and families, to include direct patient care such as diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, injuries, and disease prevention and treatment; arranges and participates in individual and group health education efforts; provides administrative assistance for clinic activities. Provide nursing and medical services to individuals, families and groups, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention, as well as the management of acute and chronic diseases. Orders appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests. Teaches and counsels individuals, families and groups. Serve as health care resource, interdisciplinary consultant and patient advocate.
About the Position:
This position is located at Irwin Army Community Hospital, Caisson Hill Road, Fort Riley, KS.
In this position you will perform a variety of duties in support of the Well Baby, Disease Management and Primary Care Clinics.
NOTE: Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse and as a Family Nurse Practitioner in a state or territory of the Unites States. Must maintain Family Nurse Practitioner certification by a national certifying body as appropriate for their specialty area of practice-American Nurses Credentional Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Superior Qualifications Pay and/or Recruitment Incentive may be paid based on specialized experience applicants possess.
Shift work is required.
Inclement weather essential position.
Who May Apply:
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
- All U. S. citizens and Nationals with allegiance to the United States.
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles.
Qualifications:
General Schedule
BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. Education: 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.
B. Registration: Applicants must have active, current registration as a RN in a State, DC, Puerto Rico, or a territory of the US.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, applicants must:
Possess formal education and training as Nurse Practitioner from a program that is recognized by a national professional body and completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level that equipped the applicant with knowledge of a wide variety of diseases and types of injuries and supplementary skills to recognize emergency conditions in order to diagnose, prescribe for and treat diseases, disorders and injuries, and refer the more complex cases and acute conditions to qualified medical personnel and perform designated treatment. Ability to establish collaborative rapport with physician, nursing and other staff professional in order to promote and facilitate primary care services. Ability to assess, diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication for specified illnesses in accordance with current modalities within scopes of practice and to recognize conditions requiring physical attention and intervention. Knowledge of pharmacology and ability to prescribe in accordance with approved treatment protocols. Practical knowledge of all Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P & T) approved medication and immunization.
EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: NONE
Regardless of the method that is used to apply, applicants must provide:
1. Position and job announcement number (MD-DHL-08-1136).
2. Social security number.
3. Full name, mailing address and day and evening phone numbers.
4. Country of citizenship.
5. Complete dates (mm/dd/yyyy, hours per week) of any current or previous employment with a complete description of the duties you performed.
6. If ever employed by the Federal Government, please state the highest grade held, job series, and dates of employment in grade.
7. Nursing degree received and the school received from.
8. Reference the state in which currently and actively licensed as a RN.
9. Reference NP certification.
Failure to provide any of the required information as stated above may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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- The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.
- One year of experience in the same or similar work equivalent to at least the next lower grade or level requiring application of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position being filled.
- Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Other Information:
- To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly show your entitlement. Please review the information listed under the Other Requirements link on this announcement or review our on-line Job Application Kit.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- May require shift work and/or work on rotating shifts to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays and in other situations.
- The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available on http://www.cpms.osd.mil/fas/staffing/pdf/rem_ann.pdf
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- More information on Army Civilian Nurse Titles is available on https://cpolwapp.belvoir.army.mil/public/forward/VAB?id=nurse
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses are not authorized.
- Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is 5 percent.
Other Requirements:
- Personnel security investigation required.
- A medical examination is required.
- Immunization screening is required.
- Child Care Criminal History background checks may be required prior to movement to position.
- Must comply with Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- If selected, official college or university transcript must be submitted.
- Must provide documents for credentialing for health care positions.
- For Registered Nurse positions, applicants must have active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the United States.
- License/Certification: Current, valid and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license.
- All Health Care Providers must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) Training and certification Current Advanced Life Support of other advanced certification does not supersede BLS completion.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
- Position requires employee to wear a uniform and/or protective clothing.
- You must include the announcement number on your application.
- Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted.
- Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
- One year trial/probationary period may be required.
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You will need to click on Employment. This will bring up a new page. Click on Build a Resume, complete and submit.
Next, click on Search for Jobs. You can search again to find a vacancy you would like to apply for or, you can go to the bottom on the Vacancy Announcement Job Board page and put the following Announcement Number in the Announcement field.
Announcement Number: MD-DHL-08-1136
Then click on the announcement number link and scroll down to the bottom of the vacancy to How to Apply and follow the directions.
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