Practical Nurse (Outpatient)

Summary

About the Position: The Practical Nurse (Outpatient) provides support to the A. T. Augusta Military Medical Center in Fort Belvoir VA, helping ensure consistent, high-quality patient care and facility operations. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

• Provide practical nursing care to patients in the outpatient clinicwith a variety of medical conditions.
• Record vital signs, ordering labs, tracking patient’s laboratory, radiology orders.
• Perform direct nursing care to clinic patients via tele medicine, virtual, and face-to-face care.
• Medication administration and observation.
• Educate patients and families about prescribed treatments, reinforcing adherence to the medical plan.
• Assist in performing and managing medical procedures, physical examinations, and treatments.
• Provide patient and family education tailored to specific medical conditions, treatment plans, and recovery goals.

Education

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/.