Nurse Practitioner - 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. Duties This Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care position is located within Primary Care at the Jamaica Plain - MA campus This position is full-time at 40 hours per week This is a multidisciplinary posting for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners To apply for the Physician Assistant posting - please apply through this announcement: CBTD-12965718-26-CB The incumbent is accountable for the management and evaluation of a designated cohort of patients under his/her care They provide comprehensive preventative and wellness care - as well as the spectrum of acute - episodic - chronic and end-of-life care to Veterans They utilize advanced skills in assessment - problem identification and clarification - treatment - planning and implementation of the patient's treatment plan The incumbent works in collaboration with other members of the health care team to design and/or continuously improve the quality of care delivered to veterans Duties include - but are not limited to: Provide nursing and medical services to Veterans and their families/caregivers in both individual and group settings Designs - implements and revises interdisciplinary patient-driven holistic care plan for life Maintains knowledge and skills to maintain expertise in area of practice Accepts personal responsibility for ongoing professional development related to NP competence - including - but not limited to - continuing education related to prescriptive authority and health management Uses professional standards of care and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities Demonstrates professional behavior (i.e. - respect - civility - ability to accept constructive criticism) - effective communication and interpersonal skills Uses team process to identify - analyze and resolve care problems Communicates appropriately and regularly with the Team let for continuity of care with patient's life plan Fulfills group practice provider responsibilities Uses a body of research to validate and/or change work group practice Promotes patient and personnel safety Integrates biopsychosocial concepts - cognitive skills - cultural - population and age-specific patient characteristics to provide holistic care Maintains a work environment that honors diversity Coaches colleagues in team building Makes sustained contributions to health care by sharing expertise Work Schedule: Day shift Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive Contact View email address on click.appcast.io - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Notifications: Current or former 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 Veterans preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees May be subject to satisfactory completion of our credentialing process 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards #J-18808-Ljbffr Direct Jobs