Advanced Practice Nurse; Certified Nurse Practitioner - Hematology & Oncology

Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner provides a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management within the Hematology & Oncology section of the Medicine Service.

• *** This position will have occasional coverage at the Kent - OH Clinic
  *** VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
• This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
• As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care you will operate in a model with three core elements – seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
• This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
• This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to honor America’s Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well‑being.
• Major Duties:
  Independently manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence‑based practice.
• Develop and implement an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrate leadership and work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.
• Order and interpret labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiate referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Provide education to patients and their families.
• Assess and adjust the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Exemplify the ICARE core values of integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence.
• 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% VA contributions
  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, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.
• Telework:
  Not available. Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not authorized.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not authorized.