Nurse Practitioner - Family Practice

(Only QUALIFIED Healthcare Professionals accepted) Family-NP - Provide comprehensive outpatient care for TRICARE Prime enrolled beneficiaries, as well as TRICARE for life and space available beneficiaries ranging from newborn to geriatric age presenting with complex and interdependent acute and chronic conditions.

Serve as the Primary Care Manager (PCM) within the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of health care delivery, will facilitate and manage full spectrum of professional and patient care activities within their scope of practice, and collaborate with their supervising physician in the provision of patient care.

Obtain appropriate history and perform physical examination of patients. Types of physicals may include, but are not limited to annual exams, pre|post deployment health assessments, Preventive Health Assessments (PHAs), Security and Overseas Clearances, pre-confinement physicals, Line of Duty (LOD), occupational, fitness evaluations, sports and newborn physicals.

Adequately diagnose and treat a wide-range of pediatric and adult diseases and injuries. Formulate differential diagnostic plans. Conditions include, but are not limited to the management of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, asthma, inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritic conditions, cancer diagnosis|management|surveillance, musculoskeletal injuries, and acute and chronic psychiatric|psychological disorders.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Successful completion of a Family Nurse Practitioner program from an accredited School of Nursing at the time of graduation.

Nationally certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

A permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner in the location of Tucson, AZ and must meet credentialing|accreditation requirements of the facility, Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Major Command Headquarters, and Headquarters United States Air Force. License cannot be under investigation nor have any adverse action pending from a State Board or national licensing|certification agency.

A minimum of 24 months of experience in a primary care setting within the last 36 months.

A current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Life Support (PALS) in accordance with policies.

A mature command of speaking, writing, and reading the English language

A strong working knowledge and skills to use a variety of computer systems. A strong working knowledge of the military health care system and computer documentation is highly desirable