Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

Department of Defense

About the Position: This position is located within Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Director for Surgery, Department of OB/GYN General Obstetrics & Gynecology at Bethesda, Maryland. Work hours: 80 hours to a 2 week period. No evenings or weekends. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

• Conduct and direct collaborative care assessment, diagnosis and management of patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Implement the patient therapeutic care plan, with significant emphasis in the areas of patient/family education, assessment, and support.
• Order and interpret related laboratory and diagnostic tests; prescribe medications; and initiates emergency care.
• Consult and collaborate with physicians and other health care providers regarding patient management o include evaluating and revising therapeutic plans and managing high-risk, unstable, or extremely complex patients.
• Evaluate care delivery models and strategies, using concepts related to community, environmental/occupational health, and cultural and socioeconomic dimensions of health.

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