Advance Practice Nurse ( Practitioner​/Family Practice GS

Overview

• The work environment is an outpatient military treatment facility providing primary care services to active duty service members and other eligible beneficiaries. Normal hours of work are 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.

Salary Range: $102,555 to $128,687 per year

Benefits:

• Provide comprehensive health care to patients utilizing evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines.
• Conduct various physical examinations such as pre-employment, commission, re-enlistment, overseas screening/exceptional family member screening, separation physicals, retirement, and initiation of Limited Duty boards.
• Order appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Assess, screen, and refer patients to specialists at other Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) or network facilities.
• Obtain detailed history and physical exam.
• Establish a preliminary and/or final diagnosis with appropriate treatment.

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, Ameri Corps) 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 Requirements for Advanced Practice Nurse (Practitioner/Family Practice):

• Degree: A graduate or higher-level degree from an accredited professional nursing educational program in Family Practice 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.
  
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  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.
• APN Licensure: 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 (for exemption): 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 Registration (for exemption): 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 following qualification requirements:

Professional Nursing

Experience:

One or more full years of professional nursing experience which includes performing examinations of patients, interpreting laboratory tests, 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.