Advanced Practice Nurse

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) III Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) in Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) practices in Geriatrics and Extended Care Service to provide a full range of health care services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and magnement.

• Duties include but are not limited to:
  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
• Visits patients in their homes in the community
• Drives a vehicle to patient visits in the community and follows relevant policies and procedures regarding operating a government vehicle
• Assesses - identifies - and diagnoses patients' general medical problems and defines the medical management
• Determines the need for specialty consultation
• Develops and implements an individualized treatment plan to achieve optimal patient health outcomes
• Adjusts the plan of care as patient needs change
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with HBPC interdisciplinary team members - as well as with other VA staff and other care providers in the community
• Engages constructively with other HBPC staff in a collaborative fashion during interdisciplinary team meetings to solve complex patient problems
• Fosters open communication and strives to resolve conflicts promptly
• Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Promptly addresses patient/caregiver requests and inquiries
• Completes required clinical documentation and clinical reminders in a timely fashion
• Follows the proper clinical documentation format per program standards as communicated by the HBPC Program Director and in accordance with relevant policies and procedures
• Provides clinical coverage when other NPs are on leave
• 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
  
  Work Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework:
  Not Available Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized