Ambulatory Care Nurse

Quick Facts

• Role: Nurse (Ambulatory Care)

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 0700–1600

• Setting: Clinic/ambulatory care with face-to-face and telecommunications encounters

Description

Provide advanced professional nursing services in an ambulatory care clinic. Triage and prioritize patients, deliver and coordinate nursing care, and perform/assist with procedures and monitoring through in-person or telecommunication encounters. Provide patient education, participate in continuing education and evidence-based improvement, and oversee/mentor paraprofessional and newly assigned staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, advanced professional nursing care

• Deliver, manage, and coordinate care and services in a clinic setting via in-person or telecommunication encounters

• Screen, prioritize, and triage patients considering condition, preferences, and cultural/age-specific needs

• Perform clinical procedures and monitoring (e.g., urinary catheterizations, visual acuity tests, Electrocardiography/ECG, blood glucose monitoring, nebulization therapy, eye/ear irrigation, IV fluids, wound care)

• Provide health education/coaching to patients, family members, and caregivers

• Participate in continuing education and evidence-based improvement projects

• Provide oversight and mentorship to paraprofessional and newly assigned staff; perform supervisory personnel management responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• US citizenship

• Education: graduate-level, bachelor’s, associate, or diploma in nursing from an accredited professional nursing program (transcripts required)

• Licensure: current, active, full, unrestricted professional nurse license in the U.S. (and passed NCLEX)

• Experience: at least one year of professional nursing experience providing ambulatory patient care, administering medications, educating patients/staff, and managing provider scheduling (unless exempt)

• Obtain and maintain eligibility for a Secret security clearance (background investigation and credit check required)

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• Fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain/maintain clinical privileges

• Mission Essential: report to work/remain at work during emergencies

• Pre-employment physical and annual examinations

• Immunizations: immunization screening; Hepatitis B required for direct patient contact

• Seasonal influenza vaccination required annually (or exemption documentation)

• Tuberculosis testing required

• Urinalysis prior to appointment; comply with pre-employment screening and random drug testing

• Maintain an active, full, unrestricted professional nurse license/registration

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility depends on the type of position and whether it is full-time, part-time, or intermittent; contact the hiring agency for specific benefits details.