Nurse Practitioner - Deployment Health w/bonus 5349

Vantage Search Group•VANDENBRG Air Force Base, CA

38d•$60 - $114•Onsite

About The Position

We have a new opening for a full time Nurse Practitioner - Deployment Health at Vandenberg AFB, California. This role involves providing a full range of nurse practitioner services, including screening, medical care, examinations for routine, acute and chronic conditions, immunizations, diagnosis, treatment, and counseling. The Nurse Practitioner will treat patients with common acute conditions, illnesses, or minor trauma, and collaborate with physicians on chronic illness care. Responsibilities include ordering diagnostic tests, prescribing and dispensing medications, promoting preventive care, coordinating patient care, and ensuring compliance with established policies and guidelines. The position also requires effective communication, accurate documentation, and the ability to recognize and react to emergency situations. Additionally, the role involves completing orientation and competency programs, participating in the orientation of new personnel, serving on committees, and ensuring a safe work environment.

Requirements

Master's or doctoral degree.
Minimum 2 years' experience within the past 3 years as an NP.
Active, unrestricted license as an NP in any state
Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the recognized national nursing certification organization for the specialty area of practice as appropriate.
Must possess a DEA registration
Possess current unrestricted RN License from any state.
Maintain current BLS and ACLS Healthcare Provider certification from AHA or ARC.
Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.
Knowledge of professional care theories, principles, practices, disease process
Knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculations as required. Knowledge of the administrative requirements for proper documentation of patients’ condition including disease progress, acknowledgement of teaching, and follow up
Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing and data entry
Skill in setting up, operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as IV infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzers, nebulizers, and other unit specific

Responsibilities

Provide a full range of nurse practitioner services in accordance with privileges granted by the Commanding Officer (e.g., supervise and provide general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ systems; provide immunizations; diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated).
Treat patients with common acute conditions, illnesses, or minor trauma within accepted protocols, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in collaboration with a physician.
Collaborate with the physician in the health care of patients with chronic illnesses.
Request consultation or referral with appropriate physicians, clinics, or other health resources as indicated.
Order diagnostic tests as applicable.
Prescribe and dispense medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
Promote preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling.
Coordinates patient care through a continuum and facilitates the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to care, quality and cost effectiveness.
Ensures compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the medical treatment facility. Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries.
Assesses patients.
Ability to effectively 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. Effectively uses appropriate communication format in addressing professional issues.
Excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity in accordance with requirements.
Ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and react quickly in emergency situations.
Completes orientation and competency verification programs in accordance with (IAW) unit guidelines.
Participates in the orientation of newly assigned personnel, as appropriate.
Serves and participates in committees, functions and other meetings as directed. Provides relevant and timely information to these groups, and assists with decision-making and process improvement. Participates in customer service initiatives, and medical readiness activities, designed to enhance health services.
Ensures a safe work environment, employee safe work habits and patient safety IAW regulatory agencies, infection control policies, and process improvement initiatives.