Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner-Clinical/Psychiatric) - Defense Health Agency Civilian Corps, Falls Church, VA

This position is located at Tuttle Army Health Clinic-Winn Army Community Hospital, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA.

This is an employed civilian Nurse Practitioner (Clinical/Psychiatric)  position that affords job security, a competitive base salary, bonuses, moving expenses, full malpractice coverage, up to 26 days paid vacation, 11 days paid Federal Holidays, a sick leave benefit, CME opportunities, and a first-class health and retirement benefit package.

Tuttle Army Health Clinic (TAHC) provides healthcare to the Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF) military community and 15,000 beneficiaries in the Savannah, GA area through a comprehensive range of health services including flight medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, and behavioral health in the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and two Soldier Centered Medical Homes (SCMH). TAHC also provides physical therapy, optometry, radiology, laboratory, and pharmacy ancillary services.

Winn Army Community Hospital is a 112-bed community hospital which will feature a new Women’s Health and Mammography Center.  Our healthcare team provides primary and specialty care for a patient population of over 70,000.  As a civilian family practice physician you will play an integral role in providing exceptional healthcare to the Soldiers and Families in our great Army and the 3rd Infantry Division. 

Key supporting specialties at Winn include OB/Gyn, general and orthopedic surgery, EENT, Psychiatry, Dermatology, and Urology.  Enjoy the benefits of a full inpatient and outpatient EMR with digital radiography. 

Located in Coastal Georgia you can enjoy good schools, new industry and community growth, and exceptional coastal recreation and golf in the local area.  The Hinesville/Savannah, Georgia area is located less than 30 minutes from the beach.  We enjoy a low cost of living and a vibrant Savannah night life with great restaurants.  Multiple top notch universities are in the area including Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Atlantic State University, and the Savannah College of Art and Design.  Many of our physicians enjoy living in the upscale suburbs of Savannah including Richmond Hill, Pooler, and Hinesville, and many of these locations include direct deep water access.  These are quintessential small town communities with close access to the city of Savannah.

Links: https://winn.tricare.mil/Clinics/Tuttle-Army-Health-Clinic

https://www.savannahga.gov/

https://home.army.mil/stewart/about/Garrison/hunter-army-airfield

https://home.army.mil/stewart/index.php

As a Psych Nurse Practitioner you will:

• Provide advanced comprehensive psychiatric nursing care for a variety of behavioral health patients.
• Perform intake procedures for psychiatric patients.
• Collaborate with the patient's total treatment team in order to formulate a total treatment plan.
• Perform psychiatric patient observations in order to identify any significant behavior and reaction patterns.
• Prescribe medications to psychiatric patients seeking behavioral health services.

US Citizenship required

Must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination and possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.