Advance Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Neurology Sleep

Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) For Sleep Neurology Service

The Birmingham VA Health Care System is recruiting for an Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) for Sleep Neurology Service. The Neurology Sleep Advanced Practice Provider (Sleep APP) is a specialty care provider who has an advanced practice provider degree and works full-time. The Sleep APP functions as a licensed independent practitioner contributing as part of the Neurology Sleep provider team in conjunction with the sleep physicians involved in daily operations of the Birmingham VA's Neurology Sleep Service.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Independently provides initial and follow-up evaluation and management for patients with the full spectrum of sleep disorders via in-person and clinical video telemedicine (including consulting with sleep physicians for complex sleep questions as appropriate).
• Serves as the point of contact for Neurology Sleep consult review/screening/triage.
• Provides sleep medicine education and counseling to patients/sleep employees/other VA staff.
• Provides clinical sleep medicine support to Neurology Sleep employees.
• Assists in responding to sleep related patient phone calls/messages/and in-person walk-in visits.
• Orders/reviews lab work related to sleep medicine evaluations as indicated.
• Orders polysomnographic studies (Home and Sleep Laboratory studies) as indicated.
• Prescribes and refills any medication listed on the VA hospital formulary except for Schedule II, III, IV, V Narcotics, chemotherapeutic agents and anesthetics per Birmingham VA guidelines.
• Consults other non-Sleep services as indicated for the health of the patient, participates in Sleep quality improvement projects, mentors Sleep nursing staff, and other additional duties based on Neurology Sleep Service needs.

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:

Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m.

- 4:00 p.m. Subject to change based on agency needs.

Telework:
Available;
Ad-hoc only after completing initial training.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) Authorized:
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Learn more. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized