ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE

Full Job Description

Join one of the 24 Institutes and Centers within the NIH that provides professional Nursing. In order to qualify for an Advanced Practice Nurse, GS-0610-13 position, you must: A.

Have a graduate or higher level degree in nursing from an accredited educational program in the area of expertise or specialty indicated by the position.

NOTE: Degree from a Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.

AND B. Passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). AND C.

Have a current, active, full and unrestricted license, or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States in the clinical specialty required by the position (i.e.

Acute Care, Anesthesia, Community Health, Family, Geriatric, Home Health, Midwifery, Neonatal, Oncology, Pediatric, Psychiatric, Allergy and Immunology, Women's Health, Cardiovascular, Dermatology, Occupational Health, Orthopedic, Respiratory, or other specialties identified for the position).

In addition to meeting the educational requirement, in order to qualify for an Advanced Practice Nurse position at the GS-0610-13 level, you must have at least 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to at least the GS-0610-12 level in the federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: Providing clinical care to varying patient populations; serving as the primary nurse or coordinator of care for patients participating in research studies; and directing and performing quality assurance and quality control activities related to study adherence and data analysis.

You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.

Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating.

Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy.

Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time.

Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview application questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12924813 Major Duties:

This announcement is for multiple vacancies within one of the 24 Institutes of the National Institute of Health.

Positions may be filled in one or more of the following specialties: Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Consultant or Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Provides nursing expertise and leadership in defining the scope of the role and overall accountability for specific patient population(s), including the categories of patients, types of research studies, patient care areas, and types and levels of nursing services needed.

Analyzes quantitative and qualitative data about the processes of care, patient outcomes, and effectiveness of the research data collection process.

Uses appropriate analytic methods to determine the root cause of poor or unexpected outcomes.

Using mastery level specialty knowledge and practice experience, Identifies standards of nursing practice to apply to the care of identified patient population(s) as well as potential benchmarks for assessing the level of care provided, and makes information available to the interdisciplinary team.

In cases where no standards exist, due to the emerging nature of the practice or specialized nature of research, new methods and criteria or evidence-based practice standards and applies/adapts as appropriate, based on clinical judgment, consensus of the care team, and continuous assessment of patient response and outcomes of care.

Serves as a consultant for the management of particularly challenging patient care problems.

Clearly identifies boundaries of roles, and demonstrates expert consultative skills in assessing the situation, determining stakeholders, establishing effective and therapeutic relationships, collecting appropriate data, recommending or demonstrating a solution, and returning ownership of process to original care team.

Demonstrates expert skills in assessing the research evidence related to possible practice changes and in implementing pilot tests to assess the effectiveness of new clinical strategies.