The Advanced Practice Nurse (Family Medicine) at Irwin Army Community Hospital in Fort Riley, Kansas, provides comprehensive outpatient healthcare services to eligible beneficiaries. The role involves managing acute and chronic illnesses, performing health maintenance, and delivering health education in an ambulatory setting, collaborating with medical staff to ensure quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive outpatient healthcare to eligible beneficiaries in collaboration with staff physicians and medical staff.
• Manage care and treatment of acute illnesses, injuries, chronic conditions, and preventive health measures.
• Conduct follow-up care to monitor patient compliance and response to therapy.
• Analyze and interpret routine laboratory results.
• Prescribe and dispense controlled medications.
• Maintain complete electronic medical records, documenting subjective and objective findings, assessments, and treatment plans.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Compensation

• Salary with potential for regular cost of living and service-based increases.
• Additional income types include sign-on bonus, retention bonus, performance bonus, and loan repayment assistance.
• Relocation support provided.

Benefits

• Health, life, long-term, vision, and dental insurance for employee and family.
• Retirement plans including 401(k) with TSP and 5% employer match, and pension.
• Paid federal holidays (ten), ample vacation days, and sick leave that does not expire.
• Malpractice coverage.
• Paid on-the-job training and developmental opportunities.
• Access to USO airport lounge and MWR services including childcare options.
• Paid relocation costs.
• Full federal benefits package for civilian employees.

Requirements

• Graduate or higher degree from an accredited professional nursing program in Nurse Practitioner or Family Practice Nurse Practitioner specialty.
• Current, active, unrestricted license as a professional nurse in the U.S. and passing the National Council Licensure Examination.
• One or more full years of professional nursing experience including conducting physical exams, prescribing medications, and interpreting lab or diagnostic tests.
• Experience working in an outpatient or ambulatory care setting.
• Ability to analyze laboratory results and provide appropriate treatment.
• Proficiency in maintaining electronic medical records.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Foreign degree holders must have certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.
• Exemption applies if currently employed in the federal occupational series 0610 since before September 27, 2017, with proper documentation.
• Must meet all basic licensure and experience requirements for federal employment as a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner.