Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner).
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content accordingly. The posting includes Duties, Requirements, Qualifications. Also mentions benefits: "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package..." but no specifics. Should we include Benefits section only if posting actually states them. It mentions benefits generically but no specific list. The instruction: never create Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It says "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's a statement but not specific benefits. Likely we should not create Benefits section because no specific benefits listed. Pay: mentions "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's some pay info. So we can include Pay section with that sentence. Schedule: mentions occasional shift work, Saturdays. So we can include Schedule section.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc. The text includes many paragraphs; we need to extract substantive info.
Let's parse:
Duties section: list of duties (multiple sentences). We'll put under Responsibilities
(or Duties). Use - for each duty.
Requirements: includes Conditions of employment etc. We'll put under
Requirements
. Use - .
Qualifications: includes Who May Apply, Basic Requirements etc. We'll put under
Qualifications
. Use - for each bullet.
Pay: includes "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." Also maybe mention Direct Deposit of Pay is required. That's pay-related. We'll put under
Pay
with .
Schedule: includes occasional shift work (before 0600 or after 1800 hours) may be required. Occasionally may be required to work Saturdays. Also maybe mention probationary period? That's not schedule. We'll put schedule info.
We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like specifics of duties, requirements, qualifications, etc. Must not omit any substantive info. That's a lot; we need to include all points.
Let's extract duties list:
- Perform applicant physical examinations in accordance with agency standards and assist with applicant medical processing at a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS).
- Ensure the confidentiality of applicants is respected and that professionalism is maintained at all times in the medical department.
- Perform applicant medical prescreening as directed by the Chief Medical Officer.
- Conduct complete face-to-face medical histories on applicants who have completed the prescreen process and have been authorized to process.
- Complete all computer and non-computer based medical documentation in accordance with the Command's software packages and policies.
- Verify problems or conditions alleged by the examinees and recommend to Command physicians if a more detailed physical exam of problem areas is required.
- Prepare electronic and non-electronic documentation used to assess the applicant’s mental and physical fitness for service in the military.
- Perform physical inspections of previously qualified applicants to document their status for meeting standards at the time of actual enlistment on active duty and at any other time as required.
- Perform a variety of professional direct health care duties within the field of general medicine.
That's 9 items.
Requirements list (Conditions of employment etc.):
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position has been designated as non-sensitive and requires a personnel security investigation.
- All Health Care Providers must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certification that is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges.
- Successful completion of applicable Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS Training is required in order to access the MHS GENESIS System within 30 days of on-boarding and/or as required.
- Occasional shift work (before 0600 or after 1800 hours) may be required.
- Occasionally may be required to work Saturdays.
- This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing.
Note: shift work and Saturday also appear in schedule; but they are also requirements. We'll keep them under Requirements (maybe also Schedule). But to avoid duplication, we could keep them under Requirements and not repeat in Schedule. However schedule section should contain schedule-specific info; we could still include them there but that would duplicate. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is not prohibited but we should avoid redundant headings? It didn't forbid duplication, but better to avoid repeating same content under two headings. We'll keep shift work and Saturday under Requirements (as they are conditions) and maybe not include Schedule section if we already covered. However schedule section is encouraged if posting actually states them. It does state shift work and Saturdays. So we need a Schedule section. We could keep the same sentences there; duplication okay but maybe better to keep them only under Schedule and not under Requirements? But Requirements also includes them as conditions; they are substantive. If we omit them from Requirements, we lose info. So we need to keep them somewhere; we could keep them under Requirements and also mention them under Schedule (duplicate). The instruction didn't forbid duplication; just said preserve ALL substantive information. Duplication preserves info; it's okay. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Duplication may create thin sections? Not sure. I'd rather keep them under Requirements and not create Schedule section to avoid thin section. But the posting explicitly mentions schedule info; we could include Schedule section with those points, and also keep them under Requirements? That would be duplication but maybe okay. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Having both Requirements and Schedule with same content could be considered thin? I'd lean to include Schedule section with those points, and keep Requirements without those points (since they are schedule-related). But then we lose the condition that it's a requirement? Actually schedule info is also a requirement (condition of employment). But we could keep it under Requirements as a bullet about shift work and Saturdays, and also have Schedule section referencing same? Might be redundant.
Given instruction to prefer few substantive sections, I'd combine schedule info into Requirements (as they are conditions) and not create a separate Schedule section. However the instruction says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". It does have schedule content, so we should include Schedule section. But we could still include schedule content there and not duplicate in Requirements (i.e., move schedule bullets to Schedule). Then Requirements would lose those bullets, but they are still present in Schedule section, preserving info. So we can move shift work and Saturday bullets to Schedule section, and remove them from Requirements. That way we preserve info and have a Schedule section.
Thus Requirements will exclude shift work and Saturday.
Now Qualifications: large block. Need to break into bullet points preserving all details. Must not invent or summarize away detail. We'll need to capture each requirement.
Let's parse Qualifications section:
- Who May Apply: US Citizens
- In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is Basic Requirements For Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner):
- Education: A graduate or higher level degree in nursing from an accredited educational program in the area of expertise or specialty indicated by the position. (Areas of specialties for positions include, but are not limited to, Acute Care, Anesthesia, Community Health, Family, Geriatric, Home Health, Midwifery, Neonatal, Oncology, Pediatric, Psychiatric, Allergy and Immunology, Women's Health, Cardiovascular, Dermatology, OccupationalHealth, Orthopedic, Respiratory, or other specialties identified for the position.) This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
- Foreign Degree: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools. (Note: You must attach a copy of your Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools certification.)
- Licensure: Applicants 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your license or registration.)
- Additional Licensure Requirement: Applicants must possess licensure or registration by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States in the clinical specialty required by the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your license or registration.)
- Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirements below. (Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.) Some states require a collaborative practice agreement for individuals hired outside of their state of licensure.**
- Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant. Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
- In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirements Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below:
- Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: Providing and/or coordinating patient care; Conducting screening examinations; Ordering and/or reviewing diagnostic tests to treat health conditions; Maintaining patient medical records. This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for professional nursing experience is permitted.
- Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Additional information
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances
Requirements
. Use- .
Qualifications: includes Who May Apply, Basic Requirements etc. We'll put under
Qualifications
. Use- for each bullet.
Pay: includes "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." Also maybe mention Direct Deposit of Pay is required. That's pay-related. We'll put under
Pay
with. Schedule: includes occasional shift work (before 0600 or after 1800 hours) may be required. Occasionally may be required to work Saturdays. Also maybe mention probationary period? That's not schedule. We'll put schedule info. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like specifics of duties, requirements, qualifications, etc. Must not omit any substantive info. That's a lot; we need to include all points. Let's extract duties list: - Perform applicant physical examinations in accordance with agency standards and assist with applicant medical processing at a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). - Ensure the confidentiality of applicants is respected and that professionalism is maintained at all times in the medical department. - Perform applicant medical prescreening as directed by the Chief Medical Officer. - Conduct complete face-to-face medical histories on applicants who have completed the prescreen process and have been authorized to process. - Complete all computer and non-computer based medical documentation in accordance with the Command's software packages and policies. - Verify problems or conditions alleged by the examinees and recommend to Command physicians if a more detailed physical exam of problem areas is required. - Prepare electronic and non-electronic documentation used to assess the applicant’s mental and physical fitness for service in the military. - Perform physical inspections of previously qualified applicants to document their status for meeting standards at the time of actual enlistment on active duty and at any other time as required. - Perform a variety of professional direct health care duties within the field of general medicine. That's 9 items. Requirements list (Conditions of employment etc.): - Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. - This position has been designated as non-sensitive and requires a personnel security investigation. - All Health Care Providers must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certification that is sponsored or endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA). - Applicants must be able to fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges. - Successful completion of applicable Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS Training is required in order to access the MHS GENESIS System within 30 days of on-boarding and/or as required. - Occasional shift work (before 0600 or after 1800 hours) may be required. - Occasionally may be required to work Saturdays. - This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Note: shift work and Saturday also appear in schedule; but they are also requirements. We'll keep them under Requirements (maybe also Schedule). But to avoid duplication, we could keep them under Requirements and not repeat in Schedule. However schedule section should contain schedule-specific info; we could still include them there but that would duplicate. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is not prohibited but we should avoid redundant headings? It didn't forbid duplication, but better to avoid repeating same content under two headings. We'll keep shift work and Saturday under Requirements (as they are conditions) and maybe not include Schedule section if we already covered. However schedule section is encouraged if posting actually states them. It does state shift work and Saturdays. So we need a Schedule section. We could keep the same sentences there; duplication okay but maybe better to keep them only under Schedule and not under Requirements? But Requirements also includes them as conditions; they are substantive. If we omit them from Requirements, we lose info. So we need to keep them somewhere; we could keep them under Requirements and also mention them under Schedule (duplicate). The instruction didn't forbid duplication; just said preserve ALL substantive information. Duplication preserves info; it's okay. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Duplication may create thin sections? Not sure. I'd rather keep them under Requirements and not create Schedule section to avoid thin section. But the posting explicitly mentions schedule info; we could include Schedule section with those points, and also keep them under Requirements? That would be duplication but maybe okay. However they said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Having both Requirements and Schedule with same content could be considered thin? I'd lean to include Schedule section with those points, and keep Requirements without those points (since they are schedule-related). But then we lose the condition that it's a requirement? Actually schedule info is also a requirement (condition of employment). But we could keep it under Requirements as a bullet about shift work and Saturdays, and also have Schedule section referencing same? Might be redundant. Given instruction to prefer few substantive sections, I'd combine schedule info into Requirements (as they are conditions) and not create a separate Schedule section. However the instruction says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". It does have schedule content, so we should include Schedule section. But we could still include schedule content there and not duplicate in Requirements (i.e., move schedule bullets to Schedule). Then Requirements would lose those bullets, but they are still present in Schedule section, preserving info. So we can move shift work and Saturday bullets to Schedule section, and remove them from Requirements. That way we preserve info and have a Schedule section. Thus Requirements will exclude shift work and Saturday. Now Qualifications: large block. Need to break into bullet points preserving all details. Must not invent or summarize away detail. We'll need to capture each requirement. Let's parse Qualifications section: - Who May Apply: US Citizens - In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is Basic Requirements For Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner): - Education: A graduate or higher level degree in nursing from an accredited educational program in the area of expertise or specialty indicated by the position. (Areas of specialties for positions include, but are not limited to, Acute Care, Anesthesia, Community Health, Family, Geriatric, Home Health, Midwifery, Neonatal, Oncology, Pediatric, Psychiatric, Allergy and Immunology, Women's Health, Cardiovascular, Dermatology, OccupationalHealth, Orthopedic, Respiratory, or other specialties identified for the position.) This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) - Foreign Degree: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools. (Note: You must attach a copy of your Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools certification.) - Licensure: Applicants 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your license or registration.) - Additional Licensure Requirement: Applicants must possess licensure or registration by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States in the clinical specialty required by the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your license or registration.) - Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0610 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Applicants claiming this exemption must meet the requirements below. (Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.) Some states require a collaborative practice agreement for individuals hired outside of their state of licensure.** - Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant. Active, current registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. - In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirements Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below: - Professional Nursing Experience: One or more full years of professional nursing experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: Providing and/or coordinating patient care; Conducting screening examinations; Ordering and/or reviewing diagnostic tests to treat health conditions; Maintaining patient medical records. This definition of professional nursing experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for professional nursing experience is permitted. - Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Additional information - Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. - You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. - This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances
- for each bullet.
Pay: includes "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." Also maybe mention Direct Deposit of Pay is required. That's pay-related. We'll put under