Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner will provide outpatient primary care treatment to Veterans with acute and chronic illnesses—with emphasis on preventive medicine, evaluation, and assessment of patients, followed by evidence-based treatment of their health care needs. Routine coordination and collaboration with specialty care—mental health—and other team members is an essential component of this position. The position will be located at the Domiciliary.

• Provides medical services to veterans on an outpatient basis at the Domiciliary.
• Provides primary care medicine to an assigned panel of adult veterans.
• Veteran populations served are mostly male, with diseases consistent with those seen in the general population: diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, mental health disorders, among others.
• Provides comprehensive primary health care for women.
• Primary focus of practice is on preventive medicine.
• Participates in the provision of Pain Management, Mental Health, and End of Life Care to veterans in the primary care setting as required.
• Participates in the use of clinical practice guidelines, providing standard of care to patients, and meets relevant performance measures as mandated by Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
• Reports quality of care issues promptly through established mechanisms.
• Maintains timely and complete patient medical records that meet Compliance Program and Joint Commission requirements.
• Participates in all Medical Staff functions as required by VAMC Medical Staff Bylaws.
• Consults specialty physicians as appropriate and collaborates with specialty clinics for appropriate and streamlined patient care.
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay—competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential performance awards. Paid Time Off—50 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays). Retirement—traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contribution. Insurance—federal health, vision, dental, term life, long‑term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
  
  Licensure—one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory. Work Schedule—Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telework—Not available. Virtual—This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives—Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS)—Not authorized.