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Posted: March 13, 2026 (0 days ago)

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NURSING (PRACTITIONER)

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Salary

$89,508 - $116,362

per year

Closes

GS-6 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a nurse practitioner in the Air National Guard, where you'll manage medical care, plan health programs, and support the well-being of military personnel through counseling, teaching, and coordinating services.

It's ideal for an experienced registered nurse with a focus on occupational health who wants to serve in a military setting and handle everything from patient care to program evaluation.

The role requires strong clinical judgment and the ability to work with diverse teams to keep service members healthy.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of professional nursing experience equivalent to GS-11 level
  • Professional knowledge of nursing principles, theories, and standards
  • Ability to analyze, plan, and evaluate occupational health programs
  • Skills in medical case management, including aerospace and operational disposition
  • Experience in counseling, teaching, and coordinating health services
  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility for National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service
  • Licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) and Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a NURSING (PRACTITIONER), Position Description Number T6002P01 and is part of the 174TH ATKW, National Guard.

This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. Veteran's Preference does not apply due to this being a Professional Series position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least one or more full years of professional nursing experience that is equivalent to the next lower grade level.

Ability to analyze, plan, and evaluate the requirements for an occupational health program.

Other work may assist in planning, scheduling, executing, managing, and administering installation-wide Medical management, which includes aerospace and operational disposition and medical case management to maintain and promote the health and well-being of military and technician personnel.

The work involves counseling, teaching, coordination of services, and participating with other disciplines in interpreting and evaluating the program.

Requires is a professional knowledge of nursing principles, theories, concepts, and standards to plan, develop, analyze, and review occupational health/nursing services provided to National Guard personnel throughout the state.

Positions require professional knowledge of nursing to provide care to patients in nursing/occupational health.

Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program categories below are eligible to apply with this preference.

(See Required Documents section) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Applicants claiming DoD Retained Grade preference must submit the following documentation: Retained Grade PPP Self Certification Checklist (DD3145-1) SF-50 effecting the placement in retained grade status, and A copy of the notification letter received (RIF or classification downgrade) Major Duties:

  • As a NURSING (PRACTITIONER), GS-0610-12, you will provide a fulltime, experienced Physician Assistant / Nursing (Practitioner) to support the planning, scheduling, execution, management, and administration of installation-wide medical management including, aerospace and operational disposition and clinical judgment for medical case management to promote and maintain the health and well-being of assigned Air National Guard (ANG) personnel.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NY-12908986-AF-T5026-241