Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

About the role

Nurse Practitioners play a vital role in delivering compassionate care to American Indian and Alaska Native communities. They analyze and interpret patient histories, develop treatment plans, diagnose and treat acute health care issues, and prescribe medications.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret patient histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
• Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
• Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, and injuries.
• Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, dosage, and frequencies.
• Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selectees may be subject to a probationary period.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Position subject to rotating shifts; days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• On-call hours or standby duty may be required.
• Successfully complete a federal background investigation as a condition of employment.
• May be subject to Employee Health Policies related to Measles and Rubella, and seasonal influenza immunizations.
• Vaccine exemption requests may be available according to the National and/or Service Unit guidance.

Qualifications

• A graduate or higher-level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required.
• For APN positions, applicants must possess a graduate or higher-level degree in nursing from an accredited educational program in the area of expertise or specialty indicated by the position.
• Must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
• Must 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.
• Must obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements.

Benefits

• Receive a recruitment/relocation sign-on bonus, if eligible.
• May be subject to Employee Health Policies related to Measles and Rubella, and seasonal influenza immunizations.
• Vaccine exemption requests may be available according to the National and/or Service Unit guidance.

Pay

Details on pay structure are provided on IHS's website.

Schedule

Positions may require rotating shifts; days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.