Advanced Practice Nurse; Practitioner​/Family Practice

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (PRACTITIONER/FAMILY PRACTICE)

Defense Health Agency

Tripler Medical Center, Honolulu, HI.

The Advanced Practice Nurse (Practitioner/Family Practice) position is located within Tripler Army Medical Center in the Directorate of Medicine, Department of Medicine Gastroenterology Service in Honolulu, Hawaii.

• Prescribe pharmacologic agents and treatments.
• Provide consultation and referral to patients, as needed.
• Prepare a complete, accurate evaluation document on each patient seen in the clinical setting.
• Provide nursing and medical services to individuals, families, and groups, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention.
• Develop database for individuals/families utilizing health care developmental history, physical examination, laboratory data, other diagnostic testing as indicated and pertinent psychosocial information.
• Analyze and interpret routine laboratory results.
• Provide administrative assistance for clinic activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Who may apply: US Citizens.

Experience includes paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work. Resume must clearly describe relevant experience; transcripts required.

Basic Requirements:

• Graduate or higher level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Nurse Practitioner or Family Practice. Transcripts required.
• Current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a state, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory; passed NCLEX.
• Current, active, full, and unrestricted license as a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner or related specialty.
• Foreign graduate: official certification from CGFNS is required.
• Exempt from basic requirements if current federal employee in 0610 occupational series continuously employed since September 27, 2017.
• Active registration as a professional nurse in a state, district, or territory.

Additional Qualification Requirements:

• One or more full years of professional nursing experience including ordering appropriate medications, staff education, and initiating a therapeutic plan in accordance with medical practice.

If using foreign education, credentials must be evaluated by an accredited private organization or receive full credit for U.S. accredited coursework.

More information:
Foreign Education Recognition

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider