Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner/Family Practice)

About the Position: This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

Provides urgent and non-urgent care for patients of all ages.

Assume continuing responsibility for informing patients about implications to health status, treatment, prognosis through counseling and health teaching.

Develop and provide health promotional services.

Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings on the physical assessment and laboratory screening.

Prescribe a variety of medications to patients based on the MTF formulary.

Document in the patients record (manually and/or electronically) all observations, plans, treatments, teaching and other important findings.

See Qualifications section for education requirements.