Nurse Practitioner

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The Nurse Practitioner shall perform the same clinical duties as those required of any military or government civil service physicians of similar experience assigned to the same unit at the HRP. The quality of service shall meet or exceed reasonable standards of professional practice as determined by the same authority that governs physician services in the same discipline. Contract Nurse Practitioners shall perform within the scope of clinical privileges granted by the Health Readiness Platform (HRP) and the overall demand for Department of Operational and Deployment Medicine (DODM) services.

Productivity is expected to be comparable to that of other providers with the same scope of practice. Workload will be scheduled by the HRP. Caseload includes scheduled and unscheduled requirements for care. Any cancellation of patient schedules requires approval of Chief of the Department of Operational and Deployment Medicine or designated government representative.

• Licensure and Certification Requirements:
  Must have and maintain a current, active, valid, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in one of the 50 states in the U.S., the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. License must correspond to DEA registration number. In addition, the FNP must possess a license (or other authorizing document) for advanced practice issued by either the State Board of Nursing granting the FNP license or another State.
• Must have or obtain a current, valid Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number prior to performing the contract services. Any change to the DEA requirements to obtain a valid DEA registration number is applicable when the incumbent’s existing DEA registration expires. Notwithstanding AR 40-68, Paragraph 4-8a (or AFI 44-119, Paragraphs 4.2.1 and 4.2.5), personal services contractors must have and maintain a current, active, valid, unrestricted state license to practice medicine in one of the 50 states in the United States, or the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, as required to obtain or renew a DEA registration number under the then-effective DEA rules.
• Have a minimum of one year of experience (within the past four years) of routinely practicing as a family nurse practitioner.
• Life support training:
  Must have and maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification during the contract period of performance. Certifications must be obtained through an American Heart Association approved training program.
• Health Care Professionals trained in foreign countries are eligible to practice in the AMEDD in their respective disciplines if the appropriate requirements are met. (The term, “international” replaces the previously used term, “foreign.”
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) must be an achieved certification by a nationally recognized certifying body (for example, American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners). Appropriate to the specialty area of practice. Certification will be maintained for the duration of the individual’s advanced clinical practice.
• Be a graduate of an accredited master’s level or doctoral program acceptable to the Department of the Army (DA) that prepared the FNP with additional knowledge and skills to practice in their clinical specialty. The FNP practices according to his/her specialty, the ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice for Nurse Practitioners, and as determined by the organizational mission and scope of care and services.
• A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is required at a minimum; however, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree is preferred.
• Must be able to complete and maintain a National Agency…