Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) – Community Care

Summary The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Community Care Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission as well as provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management. Duties * Duties for this position include - but are not limited to: Independently practices as a NP providing a full range of services utilizing treatment guidelines in the delivery of high-quality care * Collaborates with patients - families - and health care practitioners to develop - implement - and evaluate care * Utilizes customer service principles - supports veteran self-determination - and serves as a resource for patients and staff in addressing ethical issues * Contributes to performance improvement initiatives by identifying - analyzing - developing - and implementing processes that improve care at the panel - program - or population level * Incorporates research - evidence-based practice - established professional - community - or regulatory standards - and clinical practice guidelines to validate or change clinical practice * Supports dissemination of evidence-based practice - i.e.

- research - quality improvement monitors - best practices - and performance improvement results * Identifies and evaluates clinical/process opportunities and trends for improvement and takes appropriate action for resolution * Collaborates with stakeholders to improve patient care - staff development - and performance measures * Demonstrates positive - practical communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with patients and other customers * Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management * Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team * Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies * Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions * Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services * Provides education to patients and their families * Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes * Exemplifies 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% 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: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Monday - Friday * Subject to change based on the needs of the facility * Telework: Available * Ad-Hoc - at the discretion of the supervisor * Virtual: This is not a virtual position * Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized * Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.