Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

• Perform medical histories, physical examinations, and reviews of required medical tests and documents pertaining to consultations and medical histories on applicants for the Armed Forces.
• Review of required medical tests and documents pertaining to consultations and medical histories.
• Arrange (but not performing) Medical consultations to include but not limited to orthopedics, psychiatry, ears, nose and throat specialty, dermatology, internal medicine, and dental.
• Accomplish the specified quantity and quality of work within the schedule and hours allotted herein.
• Perform records review/consult reviews and results reviews.
• Abide by DoD, USMEPCOM, and other applicable instructions, regulations, and policies.
• Apply accession medical standards to determine applicant medical qualifications.
• Become proficient in the application of accession medical standards to determine suitability of applicants for military service.
• Provide highest regard to applicant dignity.
• Abide by and follow IAW, Privacy Act and HIPPA.
• Participate in MEPS local, medical peer reviews.
• Use Philosophy Known as “Red Carpet Treatment”.
• Comply with all installation policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral Degree from an academic program, within the nursing specialty field of study that is accredited by a regional or national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing (CCNE).
• 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.
• Possess and maintain a current unrestricted license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Minimum two (2) years postgraduate experience in direct patient care within the last three (3) years.
• Possess and maintain a current certification of Basic Life Support (BLS) Training from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross training for Healthcare Providers. This training must include a “hands-on” portion and be recertified every two years.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Possess computer skills necessary to access and update electronic medical documentation, access, and respond to e-mail communications, and use internet sites as required to obtain information on medical issues.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English to effectively communicate with all parties and other providers.
• Ability to effectively plan and utilize time while administering judgment and demonstrating sound decision-making skills.
• Possess sufficient initiative, interpersonal relationship skills, and social sensitivity.
• Possess knowledge of diagnostic procedures related to a variety of medical and healthcare fields to include obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, pediatric, orthopedic, internal medicine, and mental health.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.