Job Description
Job Description Job Description Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner ***Will accept Physician Assistants Site of Service: 5th Medical Group, Minot AFB, ND - 194 Missile Avenue, Minot AFB, ND 58705 Hours: Monday through Friday, 0730–1630 (8-hour shifts). 40 hours per week with a 60-minute uncompensated lunch break. No on-call required. Contract workers will not be required to work on federally recognized holidays. Installation training days and family days observed at the facility are non-duty days on which contractor personnel may not bill for services. Position Overview: The Occupational Health Advanced care provider supports the 5th Medical Group at Minot AFB under a Defense Health Agency (DHA) personal services contract. This role provides comprehensive primary and occupational health care to active-duty Air Force personnel, including periodic health assessments, deployment-related health evaluations, and direct patient care across a broad range of acute and chronic conditions. The NP may serve as Primary Care Manager (PCM) for an assigned patient panel. The position offers a structured Monday–Friday schedule with no on-call requirements and malpractice coverage provided. Position Qualifications / Requirements Education: Master’s degree in nursing. Graduate from an academic program within the nursing specialty field of study accredited by a regional or national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Equivalency determinations may not be substituted for this education requirement. Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in any U.S. state, DC, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Territory. Board Certification: Certified in the applicable specialty as a Advanced care provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Advanced care providers (AANP), or the recognized national nursing certification organization for the specialty area of practice. Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required. DEA Registration: DEA registration number required. Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in Service-specific credentialing instructions. Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required. Language: Professional proficiency in English required, both written and verbal. Duties The Advanced care provider shall provide occupational health care and primary care to beneficiaries assigned to 5th Medical Group. These tasks include performing primary care and occupational health clinician duties and the associated administrative tasks. Care shall include but not be limited to continuing, comprehensive health maintenance and provision of medical care, including preventive medicine, behavioral health, occupational health, and community health. The Advanced care provider may become the primary care manager (PCM) for a panel of patients. As a PCM, the flight medicine physician will be the primary person responsible for the management of the health and wellness of his/her assigned patients. Duties include but are not limited to: 1. Examination of patients, formulation of differential diagnostic plans, ordering of appropriate diagnostic testing. Interpretation of examination findings and test results, and implementation of treatment plans. Determination of the need for consultation and assisting in medical care and treatment provided at the direction of other specialists. Approving/disapproving subspecialty referrals. Directing case management activities. Answering patient telephone consults with the assistance of clinic staff. Providing primary and secondary preventive maintenance care. Diagnose and treat a wide range of acute and chronic diseases and injuries including but not limited to conditions of the: 1. Skin Pulmonary System 2. Head Gastrointestinal System 3. Eyes Musculoskeletal System 4. Ears Genitourinary System 5. Nose Reproductive System 6. Throat Lymphatic System 7. Neck Central Nervous System 8. Cardiovascular System Endocrine System 9. Psychiatric and Behavioral Health • Perform medical procedures and maintain certification where appropriate to include, but not limited to, the following: 1. Basic Life Support 2. Simple minor surgical procedures: punch biopsies, excision of skin lesions 3. Simple abscess incision and drainage 4. Nail trephination 5. Sling or swath injuries 6. Suture simple laceration 7. Suture removal 8. Cryotherapy 9. Cultures (throat, wound) 10. Remove ocular, nasal and ear foreign bodies 11