Nurse Practitioner w/bonus 5349
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner provides outcome-based services within the clinical privileges granted by the military treatment facility. Duties include patient screening, medical care, examinations, and diagnosis and treatment of common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, and minor trauma within accepted protocols, clinical practice guidelines, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in consultation with a physician. The role promotes preventive care and health maintenance through physicals, health behavior promotion, self-care, education, and counseling. The Nurse Practitioner also provides technical consultation and educational support to staff, delivers evidence-based lectures, participates in staff in-service training, and communicates and collaborates with patients, families, staff, and the healthcare team. The position attends staff meetings for case discussions, continuing education, quality improvement, and safety. Advance Nurse Practitioners may rotate among facility clinics as needed and must maintain currency in assigned training courses. This is a full-time position at Vandenberg AFB, California. The schedule is Monday through Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., including a one-hour lunch break, and may not exceed 40 hours per week. There are no holidays, weekends, or on-call duties. The posting lists a base salary of $75–$80 per hour depending on experience, or $105 per hour as a 1099 contractor, and a $1,400 sign-on bonus payable with the first paycheck.
Requirements
- Master's or doctoral degree.
- At least 2 years of recent clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Active, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in any state.
- Board certification as a Nurse Practitioner through ANCC, AANP, or the recognized national nursing certification organization for the specialty area, as appropriate.
- DEA registration.
- Current unrestricted RN license from any state.
- Current BLS and ACLS Healthcare Provider certifications from AHA or ARC.
- Ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.
- Selected applicants must submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test.
Responsibilities
- Provide outcome-based nurse practitioner services within the clinical privileges granted by the military treatment facility, including general patient screening, medical care, and examinations.
- Diagnose and treat common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, and minor trauma within applicable protocols, guidelines, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in consultation with a physician.
- Promote preventive care and health maintenance through annual physicals, positive health behaviors, self-care, education, and counseling.
- Provide technical consultation and educational support to staff; develop and deliver evidence-based lectures; and participate in staff in-service training.
- Communicate and collaborate with patients, families, staff, and the healthcare team about care plans and actions, and provide teaching and education.
- Recognize conditions requiring isolation and ensure universal precautions are used in all patient encounters.
- Attend staff meetings for case discussion, continuing education, continuous quality improvement, and safety.
- Rotate between facility clinics as needed to meet demands.
- Maintain currency in assigned training courses and notify TOCO if training cannot be completed on time during working hours.
Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- 11 paid federal holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
- Health Savings Account available
- Annual CME stipend
- License and certification reimbursement
- Matching 401(k)
- $1,400 sign-on bonus payable with the first paycheck
- $1,000 per year CME allowance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
