Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

Overview

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 are ineligible to apply.

• The Birmingham VA Health Care System is recruiting for a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care Service for Guntersville VA Clinic.
• The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice registered nurse and reports directly to the Primary Care Director and/or Associate Chief of Staff of Primary Care.
• Works under a Scope of Practice and has prescriptive authority to diagnose and treat acute and chronic health problems.
• Follows established guidelines to provide coordinated health care to the adult and geriatric population.
• Performs independently or in collaboration with the provider to carry out the plan of care for the Veteran.
• Appropriately delegates to other Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) members, but is responsible for diagnosing and treating medical problems, care coordination to higher level of care, and making complex clinical decisions.
• Serves as the leader of the PACT team, which consists of an RN, LPN/Clinical Associate, and Advanced Medical Support Assistant (AMSA).
• Optimizes care delivery and provides care to patients with acute problems, during transitions of care, and with chronic conditions who would benefit from self-management skills (diabetes, hypertension, CHF, hyperlipidemia, pain, depression).
• Uses motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate patient-driven goals for health optimization and attends a formal Motivational Interviewing course.
• Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care using health promotion, disease prevention, and whole health strategies.
• Uses face-to-face, telephone, and video virtual care visits, and secure messaging to provide care to patients.
• Develops the appropriate plan of care and tracks patient outcomes to determine if interventions are effective.
• Documents timely, appropriately, and effectively in the medical record.
• Ensures the patient s care plan contains medical recommendations for clinically indicated care and communicates test results and plans of care to patients or ensures this is accomplished by clinical support staff in a timely and effective manner.
• Performs clinical assessments and triages face-to-face or virtual visits in collaboration with the patient to identify goals for optimizing health.
• Provides patient/family education to improve outcomes, evaluates patient progress toward goals, and performs case management and care coordination for patients assigned to the team who require those services.
• Participates in team performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery.
• Provides leadership to the PACT including shared delegation of appropriate care and care processes to appropriate team members.

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential for performance awards.
• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 federal holidays).
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA.
• Insurance:
  Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many programs can be carried into retirement).
• L icensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
• Work Schedule:
  
  This is a full-time position with several standard tours of duty available; clinic hours typically Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; after-hours call and rounding not required; telework ad-hoc; virtual not available as a standard position; relocation/recruitment incentives not authorized.

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility and application requirements follow VHA policy; submit the EDRP application within four months of appointment.
• Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined after review of the EDRP application.
• Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.
• Learn more and contact vhaedrpprogramsupport for questions/assistance.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized.