Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

During deployments, the work is primarily related to readiness for and deployment for response during the aftermath of a disaster or public health emergency, where work may be field based, in a tent environment that is remote and austere, caring for sick, injured, dying, or deceased persons. This work requires above average health, physical, and mental conditioning with routine long periods of repetitive walking, bending, lifting, and carrying, such as carrying NDMS equipment or heavy patients on litters. Incumbent must be capable of working in a high-stress, high security, remote, austere, and uncharacterized environment, void of infrastructure and vital services, requiring specific physical demands, such as the ability to lift 50 pounds, and work characteristics that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. For these reasons, employees are required to complete a physical and health screening process, meet and maintain certain physical standards, as well as mental, behavioral, and cognitive competencies. Work may be performed in an office setting or indoor and outdoor field sites, sometimes in adverse weather. During emergency situations, the work environment may be situated in austere conditions and environment in terms of destroyed infrastructure (e.g., food and water, housing, electricity, communications), the presence of endemic diseases, and limited health and sanitation facilities requiring special safety precautions. To qualify for this position, you must meet the following basic requirements: Education: For Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) positions, applicants must possess a graduate or higher-level degree in nursing from an accredited educational program. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Areas of specialties for positions include, but are not limited to, Acute Care, Adult Gerontology, and Family. Note: If you are an employee currently assigned to a position in this occupational series as of September 2017 you will be considered to have met the basic requirements for the position occupied. A copy of your SF-50 must be submitted with your application. AND Licensures: Applicants for Advanced Practice Nurse positions must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination and possess 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 with no restrictions on practice in any state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any U.S. territory. NOTE: A copy of your current, active, full, and unrestricted Registered Nurse license MUST be submitted with your application to be considered for this position. Do NOT submit a license that is expired at the time you apply. Must not be restricted from practice in any State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any US territory. BLS/ACLS: Must currently possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) AND Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training and certification. NOTE: Current Advanced Life Support or other advanced certification does not supersede BLS or ACLS completion. A copy of your current BLS AND ACLS certification MUST be submitted with your application to be considered for this position. Do NOT submit a certification that is expired at the time you apply. In addition to the mandatory education, licenses, and certification requirements described above under Basic Requirements, applicants must have at least one or more full years of professional Nurse Practitioner experience that is equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) to meet the minimum qualification for this position: Providing diagnostic and therapeutic health services to patients to assesses acute and non-acute clinical problems and toxicities to stabilize patients. Developing and implementing a plan of care to meet patient and family needs in emergency situations. Delivering comprehensive patient management services that may include writing prescriptions, discharging, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnosis studies. NOTE: This experience MUST be fully demonstrated in your resume to be considered for this position. Documenting your experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) For full-time, part-time, or intermittent work schedules include hours worked per week/deployment. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and/or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position or clinical rotation held and the total number of hours worked per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. OPM Qualification General Policies Website
This position is located in the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, National Disaster Medical System headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. When activated with NDMS, you will be protected by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) when you are called to respond to an emergency.