Family Nurse Practitioner

Family Nurse Practitioner

The Community – Nellis AFB – Las Vegas, NV Everyone at Nellis Air Force Base plays a vital role in molding its aerial forces into the "toughest kid on the bloc." The work is hard, the hours are sometimes long, and temperatures soar during the summer months. Despite that, Nellis AFB and the Las Vegas Valley are wonderful places to live and work. Las Vegas has some of the best entertainment and recreation in the world including fishing, water sports, canyons, and mountains, which are only a short drive away. And nothing can be the pride of being a member of the busiest air combat base in the world.

About the Facility – Mike O'Callaghan Military Center (Nellis AFB) Nellis Air Force Base, a part of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command, is located approximately eight miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The base itself covers more than 14,000 acres, while the total land area occupied by Nellis, and its restricted ranges is about 5,000 square miles. An additional 7,700 miles of airspace north and east of the restricted ranges are also available for military flight operations. The Nellis workforce of about 13,400 military, civilians, and contractors makes it one of the largest single employers in Southern Nevada. The total military population numbers more than 40,000, including family members and military retirees in the area. The Mike O'Callaghan Military Center is comprised of around 1,400 personnel who provide preventive, emergency, and acute care services for approximately 22,000 active-duty personnel and their dependents. Healthcare services are also provided directly or coordinated for more than 40,000 retirees, their dependents, and other eligible beneficiaries on a space-available basis.

Responsibilities

• The Family Nurse Practitioner provide a full range of outcome-based nursing practitioner services in accordance with privileges granted by the MTF (e.g., supervise and provide general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
• Technically direct and teach other staff, provide evidenced-based educational lectures and participate in in-service training to staff members.
• The Family Nurse Practitioner diagnose and treat patients with common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, or minor trauma within accepted protocols, clinical practice guidelines, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in consultation with a physician.
• Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive health behaviors and self-care through formal and individual education and counseling.
• Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
• The Family Nurse Practitioner recognize conditions that require isolation and ensure universal precautions are used in all patient encounters.

Requirements

• Should be Master's degree in Nursing.
• Graduate from an academic program within the nursing specialty field of study that is accredited by a regional or national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Certified in the specialty required as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or recognized by the national nursing certification organization for the specialty area of practice as appropriate.
• Shall maintain certification in one of the following: AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers, or AHA Healthcare Provider Course.
• Shall have a minimum of 2 years' experience as a Nurse Practitioner in family practice, primary care, or orthopedic care.
• Must have a current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse.

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