Advanced Practice Nurse - Hospice​/Palliative Care

Summary

St. Cloud VA Health Care System is seeking a Hospice and Palliative Care Advanced Practice Nurse to care for Veterans in St. Cloud - MN. The incumbent practices in Rehabilitation and Extended Care (REC) Integrated Clinical Community (ICC) Service and is responsible for the assessment - planning - coordinated provision - and evaluation of individual treatment plans for Veterans receiving care from the Hospice Palliative Care program.

• The Hospice and Palliative Care Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients
• The incumbent provides a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the VA mission
• The APN provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management
• The APN is responsible for the planning - integrating - implementing - modifying and evaluating the effectiveness of the Veteran's care
• The APN is the lead of the integrated care team established by the St Cloud VA Health Care System
• The APN will serve as a liaison to both internal and external providers and will be responsible for managing the care of the Veteran and the seamless transition to and from the community
• He/she possesses the knowledge related to VHA guidelines - utilization review criteria - current evidence-based standards of care - compliance guidelines and local policy related to Delegation of Authority as established by the facility Chief of Staff
• Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs
• The APN's functional role includes following the standardized care coordination model - incorporating case management principles if applicable - knowledge of processes related to referral and authorization and secure medical documentation exchange
• The ability to identify Veterans requiring disease management and the process to obtain these resources internal or external to the VA if applicable
• The APN will focus on providing care that is unique to Veteran needs and continues to monitor - track and intervene - if necessary - in the episode of care across the continuum
• The APN will demonstrate effective communication skills to collaborate and co-manage the Veteran's care with the multidisciplinary team in a cost-effective manner
• The APN provides care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process that includes systematic data gathering - assessment - appropriate nursing judgment - and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding - health teaching - health counseling
• provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being
• and executing medical regimens including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized provider
• The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient - whether an individual - family - group - or community
• 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 - 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework:
  Not Available Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized