Nurse Practitioner; NP - Cardiology

This position is located at the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC Indianapolis - IN within Specialty Care Service. The incumbent practices as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Nurse Practitioner (NP) 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.

• Major duties and responsibilities of the position:
  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.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiates referrals/consults to specialty services.
• Provides education to patients and their families.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:
• 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:
  
  8-4:30pm Mon - Friday.
• Compressed/Flexible:
  May be authorized.
• Telework:
  Not Available.
• Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position.

• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized.