(Archived) Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner GS-12

Overview:

Summary:
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

About the Position:
This position is located in the Behavioral Health Department at Brooke Army Medical Center located at Fort Sam Houston, TX.
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is proud to provide safe, quality care to our military service members, their families, veterans and civilian emergency patients as the most robust and productive healthcare organization within the Military Health System (MHS). Both inpatient and outpatient services are provided by approximately 8,500 staff members, including active duty military personnel from each of our uniformed services, Public Health personnel, federal civilians, contract employees, and volunteers.
A central part of our medical center is the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), which provides safe, quality, evidence-based care for up to 425 military and civilian inpatients.
As the sole verified Level I Trauma Center within the Department of Defense (DoD), BAMC simultaneously provides emergency services during 80,000 Emergency Department visits annually and serves as the premier medical readiness training platform for both the Army and the Air Force.
BAMC providers also care for more than 4,000 patients each day during visits to its six separate outpatient clinics including: Westover Medical Home, CPT Jennifer M. Moreno Primary Care Clinic, McWethy Troop Medical Clinic, Taylor Burk Clinic at Camp Bullis, the Schertz Medical Home, and the Corpus Christi Occupational Health Clinic. Prominent on the hospital campus, and surrounded by four Fisher Houses, the four-story Center for the Intrepid (CFI) stands as a pre-eminent extremity injury rehabilitation center.
Forty of the hospital’s beds are designated for the US Army Institute for Surgical Research (USAISR) Burn Center. The verified Burn Center serves alongside the Level I Trauma Center to provide emergency services for residents from 22 separate counties in South Texas.
As a proud partner within the San Antonio Military Health System (SAMHS), BAMC facilities provide comprehensive care for more than 250,000 military beneficiaries living throughout the area. BAMC and its Air Force partner, the 59th Medical Wing, including the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, forged the SAMHS to optimize military medical resources in and around Joint Base San Antonio.
The BAMC Team is proud to provide compassionate, patient-centered care to our military families and our civilian patients each day.
A recruitment or relocation bonus may be authorized.
Responsibilities:

May require shift work and/or work on rotating shifts to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays and in other situations.

The incumbent will perform a full range of advanced practice nursing care for treating beneficiaries (children, adolescents, and adults) requesting behavioral health services.

The position requires an individual who can utilize all the skills of an advanced practice nurse to provide comprehensive care in a busy clinic.

The incumbent will evaluate new patients, gather histories, discuss goals with patients, and implement mutually agreed upon solutions. You will perform psychiatric intakes, evaluations, and prescribe medications. The incumbent will work closely with other members of the total treatment team in the formulation of the total care plan for patients. Provide comprehensive nursing care for any type of psychiatric patient.

Observe patients closely, evaluating and recording any significant behavior and reaction patterns. Screen for and address side effects or other medication problems, monitors efficacy, responding as needed.
Qualifications:

BASIC QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

US Citizenship

Education: Applicants MUST be a graduate of an accredited master's level or doctoral program acceptable to Department of Army that prepares Registered Nurses with additional knowledge and skills to practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Registration/Licensure: Applicants MUST maintain a current, active, valid, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in at least one U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory, or jurisdiction.

Certification: The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will achieve certification by a nationally recognized certifying body appropriate to the specialty area of practice. Certification will be maintained for the duration of the individuals advanced clinical practice.

Personnel security investigation required.

A medical examination is required.

Immunization screening is required.

Must comply with Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.

The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.

This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations. Applicants tentatively selected for appointment to this position will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.

Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume/supplemental data submitted.

Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid experience or volunteer work. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Two year trial/probationary period may be required.

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