Family Practice Nurse Practitioner

Job description

we’re seeking a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner to provide outpatient services to the military and their families at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ.
• Maximize family time with no weekend, Holiday, or on-call requirements
• Maintain work-life balance with guaranteed 8-hour shifts
• Take advantage of our competitive, comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability & 401(k)
3 Weeks PTO
• 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 4 Paid Family Days off
+ more!

Responsibilities:
• Provide comprehensive outpatient care for TRICARE Prime enrolled beneficiaries, as well as TRICARE for Life and space available beneficiaries ranging from newborn to geriatric age presenting with complex and interdependent acute and chronic conditions.
• Serve as the Primary Care Manager (PCM) within the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of health care delivery, will facilitate and manage full spectrum of professional and patient care activities within their scope of practice, and collaborate with their supervising physician in the provision of patient care.
• Obtain appropriate history and perform physical examination of patients. Types of physicals may include, but are not limited to annual exams, pre/post deployment health assessments, Preventive Health Assessments (PHAs), Security and Overseas Clearances, pre-confinement physicals, Line of Duty (LOD), occupational, fitness evaluations, sports and newborn physicals.
• Adequately diagnose and treat a wide-range of pediatric and adult diseases and injuries. Formulate differential diagnostic plans. Conditions include, but are not limited to the management of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, asthma, inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritic conditions, cancer diagnosis/management/surveillance, musculoskeletal injuries, and acute and chronic psychiatric/psychological disorders.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests, with implementation of appropriate treatment plan and follow-up care in a cost-effective manner.
• Prescribe medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
• Perform medical procedures within credentials and scope of practice. Procedures may include, but are not limited to, casting/splinting, suturing, excisional skin biopsies, vasectomies, and micro excisional dermatologic techniques.
• Request consultation or referral with appropriate subspecialties, clinics, or other health resources as indicated.
• Provide advise by telephone, secure messaging, or in person to other providers, nursing and paraprofessional staff on the care of patients.
• Promote preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling.
• Identify and report cases which have public health significance and carry out effective control measures.
License – Certifications:
• Nationally certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
(AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• A permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner. License cannot be under investigation nor have any adverse action pending from a State Board or national licensing/certification agency. May be licensed in any of the 50 states.
• A current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Life

• Federal Client
• Full time permanent role
• Recent 2 years' experience in Primary care