Nurse Practitioner — Primary Care Leader & Patient Care

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center is seeking two Nurse Practitioners, one at the main campus and one at the Bellevue CBOC. The NP will provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and advancement of the VA mission by practicing to the full extent of their education, training, and certification.

• Provide advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management to patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
• Independently manage a patient panel, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• Develop and implement individualized plans to achieve optimal population and disease management.
• Demonstrate leadership and collaborate with the Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary members.
• Order and interpret laboratory tests and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non‑pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiate referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Provide education to patients and their families.
• Asses and adjust plans of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Exemplify the ICARE core values:
  Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
• Maintain self‑directed performance of approved clinical privileges.
• Follow supervisory controls as outlined in the facility organizational chart.

• One full and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license from any U.S. state or territory.
• Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner to practice in primary care, providing a full range of services.
• Must hold mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory Medicare .
• Must hold mandatory mandatory mandatory experience
• Prescriptive authority for a patient panel as required by the position.
• Ability to work Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm (telework not available).
• Eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) subject to VHA policy and application.

• Competitive salary with regular increases and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off annually (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 Federal holidays).
• Mandatory retirement plan: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contribution.
• Comprehensive federal insurance package (health, vision, dental, term life, long‑term care).