Advanced Practice Nurse-Primary Care

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200
-000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

• This job is also being posted in other disciplines:
  Physician - must apply to announcement number:
  Announcement number CBTD-DF The Advanced Practice Nurse position is located in Primary Care at the Willimantic campus
• This position is full time at 40 hours per week
• The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 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 which includes systematic date gathering - assessment - appropriate nursing judgement - and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems
• Responsibilities include
• but are not limited to:
  Serving as Clinical Leader for a Patient Aligned Care Team or PACT
• Provision of primary care - both continuity and urgent care to a panel of Veterans
• Working closely with the PACT members to ensure quality of care
• Working closely with the PACT to ensure timeliness and access to care
• Engaging in the components of the Primary Care Delivery System including huddles - pre-planning and monthly team meeting
• Engaging in population health efforts with the PACT
• Monitoring panel-level quality of care and engaging in continuous improvement
• Arranging for Specialty Care Consultation and monitoring resulting communication of care plans
• Communicating test-results to Veterans in a timely manner
• Timely documentation of provision of care
• Leveraging virtual care modalities
  - Phone
  - Video - and Secure Message to provide the right care at the right time and the right place
• Collaboration with discipline-specific PACT members for the care of a panel or Veteran (Social Work - RD
  - Clinical Pharmacist
  - Care Coordinator)
• Timely mental health assessment - treatment - referral and/or engagement with Primary Care Mental Health Integration Programs
• 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:
  
  Full-time - 08:00am - 4:00pm Compressed/Flexible:
  Not eligible Telework:
  Ad-hoc as determined by agency policy
• Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• EDRP Authorized:
  Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Hannah Neilson lson - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more (Assignment code: 75 NP Primary Care) Financial Disclosure Report:
  Not required
• Notifications:
  This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action)
• The SF-50 must identify the position title - series - grade - step - tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted)
• In some cases - more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held
• This position is in the Excepted Service
• The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.