Advanced Practice Nurse-Certified Nurse Practitioner; Nuclear Medicine Cancer Program-EDRP Approved

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program 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 review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

• The Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Nuclear Medicine practices as a licensed independent practitioner providing advanced - evidence-based specialty care to Veterans across the continuum of care
• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic conditions - with a strong emphasis on diagnostic evaluation - disease management - care coordination - and patient education
• Requires advanced clinical judgment - prescriptive authority - and leadership within a multidisciplinary care environment - including close collaboration with oncology - radiology - pharmacy - nursing - and ancillary services
• Actively contributes to quality improvement - population health outcomes - and aligns care delivery with VA missions and ICARE core values
• Work Schedule:
  
  M-F  Telework:
  Ad-Hoc Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized EDRP Authorized:
  Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• 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