Advanced Practice Nurse - Lung Cancer Screening

Summary

Central Ohio VA Health Care System is seeking a Nurse Practitioner for Specialty Medicine. Duty location is in Columbus - OH. The Advanced Practice Nurse Certified Nurse Practitioner practices in Pulmonary 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.

• Functions of Assigned Duties:
  The Lung Cancer Screening Nurse Practitioner manages consults for potential lung cancer screening enrollment by performing chart reviews to verify eligibility and appropriateness
• Performs initial and ongoing monitoring and tracking of abnormal images/lung nodules and communicating with providers to ensure that they are alerted to abnormal findings when necessary
• Participates in National Lung Cancer Screening program meetings
• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice
• Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• 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
• 7:30am-4:00pm Telework:
  Ad-Hoc Only Functional Statement #: 93689A Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized