Nurse (Ambulatory Care)

About the Position: Serve as Nurse (Ambulatory Care) within the Defense Health Agency (DHA) at the Military Treatment Facility Jacksonville. M-F 0700 - 1600. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation using the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce.

Provides comprehensive professional nursing services of an advanced nature requiring critical thinking skills.

Provides professional nursing care through the delivery, management, and coordination of care and services in a clinic setting through face-to-face encounters or via telecommunications.

Screens and prioritizes based on the patient’s condition and preferences, the situation, cultural and age-specific considerations, education level and health literacy, and/or anticipated need for urgent and emergent care.

Performs procedures, such as urinary catheterizations, visual acuity tests, Electrocardiography(ECG/EKG), blood glucose monitoring, nebulization therapy, irrigation of eyes and ears, intravenous fluid therapy, wound care, etc.

Provides health education/coaching to patients, significant others, and/or family members/caregivers.

Participates in continuing education programs and engages in evidence-based improvement projects to update and/or maintain skills and advance clinical practice.

Provides oversight and mentorship to paraprofessional and newly assigned staff.

Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

Other duties as assigned.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.