Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts)

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Who May Apply: US Citizens

Responsibilities

• Conduct and lead collaborative patient care across inpatient and outpatient settings, performing systematic physical examinations and interpreting normal and abnormal findings to form diagnoses related to physical, emotional, or social disability.

• Obtain and document a comprehensive, problem-focused health history in the patients electronic medical record.

• Educate the patient and family on the healthcare process, diagnostic test, therapeutic regimen, including medication, diet, and follow-up care and strategies for incorporating the treatment plan into daily life.

• Consult and collaborate with the physician on patient management, including evaluating and adjusting the therapeutic plan and managing high-risk, unstable, or highly complex patient care.

• Develop, review, and update policies, protocols, standards of care, operating procedures, and scope of practice, in collaboration with multidisciplinary members of the healthcare team.

• Engage with the emergency department, operating room, ward, radiology, pharmacy, lab, medical record, and patient administration to collect information and provide education focused on the optimization of trauma care.

• Assess patient care and support improvements in long-term and continuity-of-care outcomes for the population served.

• Coordinate and deliver in-service education for health care professionals, serve on assigned committees, and prepare manuscripts, studies, and lectures for professional and community audiences in alignment with established communication channels.

• Performs Other Duties as Assigned

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 in Nurse Practitioner 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: Graduates of foreign nursing schools must have completed the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Certification Program. The certification program consists of a credentials evaluation, the CGFNS Qualifying Exam, and evidence of passing one of the approved English Language Proficiency examinations. A copy of the CGFNS Certificate is required.

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 a professional nurse in the specialty of Nurse Practitioner 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 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 performing physical examinations, ordering or interpreting lab results, 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.

Education

See Qualifications section for education requirements.

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Location US-TX-WITCHITA FALLS

Job ID 2026-9455

# Positions 1

Category Medical

Salary Range $89,508 - $116,362 per year

Recruitment Bonus Negotiable

Relocation Assistance Negotiable

Student Loan Repayment Negotiable

Salary: $89,508 - $116,362 per year