Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner

Job Title

Nurse Practitioner

To assist the Medical Director as a health care practitioner under the scope of the Nurse Practitioner license. The individual must possess the skills and knowledge necessary to provide medical care to individuals with disabilities in a long-term care setting. The essential skills of this position are to provide medical assessments, perform medical procedures, and provide primary clinical therapy to the members of the Michigan Veteran Homes (Grand Rapids or Chesterfield), a primarily geriatric resident population.

This position has openings at two locations:
Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids and Michigan Veteran Homes - Chesterfield Township. Please indicate in the questions section which location(s) you would be interested in.

Education:

Possession of a master's degree in nursing accepted for licensure by the Michigan Board of Nursing.

Experience:

Three years of specialized, technical experience as a registered nurse practitioner.

Registered Nurse 12:
Possession of a master's degree in nursing or possession of a bachelor's degree in nursing and six months of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11 may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Registered Nurse 13:
Possession of a master's degree in nursing and one year of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse 12; or, possession of a bachelor's degree in nursing and eighteen months of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11; or, possession of a bachelor's degree in nursing and one year of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse 12 may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Possession of a Michigan license in good standing as a registered nurse. View the job specification at: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). (Download PDF reader)

Accommodations:
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator (Download PDF reader) for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

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More details on benefits for our new hires are below:

Rewarding Work:
State of Michigan jobs allow you to serve Michiganders in many different ways depending on your interests and skills. Help preserve and protect our environment and the public health; enforce state laws and regulations; advocate for children, families, and victims of discrimination; support our state's military and veterans; rebuild our state's infrastructure; or support other state agencies through our fiscal, IT, and HR systems.

Insurance Benefits:
The State of Michigan offers health, mental health, dental, and vision insurance to eligible career employees, their spouses, and their children. The state also covers a life-insurance benefit of two times employees' annual salary (up to $200,000). The state also offers long-term-disability insurance that can provide continuing benefits if an injury or illness prevents employees from working. More information is available .gov/employee benefits.

Retirement Programs:
The State of Michigan offers 401(k) and 457 plans for new hires to save for retirement. The state will automatically contribute an amount equal to 4% of your pay to a 401(k) account. The state will also match up to 5% of your pay if you contribute to your 401(k) account. Your contributions vest immediately, and the state's contributions fully vest after just 4 years.

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Vacation and Sick Leave:
Eligible full-time employees receive between 15 and 35 personal days and 13 sick days per year that may be rolled over to the following year if not used. Eligible employees also receive an additional day each year for community service or school functions.

Paid Parental Leave:
Eligible employees can take 12 weeks of paid leave immediately after a birth or adoption to allow needed time together at home with a new child.

Paid Holidays:
Eligible employees receive 13 or 14 paid holidays each year including New Year's Eve and Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve and Day.

Bonus Programs:
Eligible employees with five years of service also receive annual longevity bonuses that grow as…