Advanced Practice Nurse - Gastroenterology
Job in
Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 16603, USA
Listed on 2026-06-17
Listing for:
Direct Jobs
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-17
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare Nursing, Advanced Practice Nurse/APRN
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Summary
The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) III Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Medicine and Geriatrics Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.
Duties- Duties include but are not limited to the following:
The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients.
Major duties and responsibilities of the position:
Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic gastroenterology health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice - Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management
- Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team
- Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
- Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
- Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services
- Provides education to patients and their families
- Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes
- Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity
- Commitment
- Advocacy
- Respect - and Excellence - Maintain BLS VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay:
Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Work Schedule:
8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible:
Not Authorized Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position - Relocation/Recruitment
Incentives:
Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized
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