Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

As an Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner), you will:

• Perform applicant physical examinations in accordance with agency standards and assist with applicant medical processing at a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS).
• Ensure the confidentiality of applicants is respected and that professionalism is maintained at all times in the medical department.
• Perform applicant medical prescreening as directed by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Conduct complete face-to-face medical histories on applicants who have completed the prescreen process and have been authorized to process.
• Complete all computer and non-computer based medical documentation in accordance with the Command's software packages and policies.
• Verify problems or conditions alleged by the examinees and recommend to Command physicians if a more detailed physical exam of problem areas is required.
• Prepare electronic and non-electronic documentation used to assess the applicant's mental and physical fitness for service in the military.
• Perform physical inspections of previously qualified applicants to document their status for meeting standards at the time of actual enlistment on active duty and at any other time as required.
• Perform a variety of professional direct health care duties within the field of general medicine.