Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care Residency Program Director

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Director

Duties include but not limited to: The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PCNP) Residency Program Director (RPD) practices in the Primary Care Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and advancing the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The PCNP RPD practices to the full extent of their education, training, and certification. The PCNP RPD is responsible for the management, structure, and administration of the Primary Care NP post-graduate clinical trainee program. The incumbent develops, implements, and enhances NP clinical education training programs and ensures program compliance with the VA Office of Academic Affiliation (OAA) standards and accrediting bodies of sponsoring affiliated institutions while activities are being held at VA facilities. Required experience may include one or more of the following educational assignments: precepting APNs or medical students, setting up continuing education for local VA APNs, serving as an APN Assistant or Coordinator in a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) residency program or stipend program, and/or serving as a member or staff of an academic APN program. The NP will serve in both roles as PCNP RPD and primary care provider managing a panel of patients. The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients. Core functions are outlined in the clinical privileges that correspond with this position. The NP has prescriptive authority for a panel of patients or program as indicated by their position. Major duties and responsibilities of the position:

• Manages clinical and administrative aspects of the Primary Care NP clinical residency program.
• Supervises Primary Care Nurse Practitioner post-graduate residents in multiple clinical settings.
• Ensures program compliance with the VA OAA standards and accrediting bodies of sponsoring affiliated institutions and facilitates mandatory reports for OAA funded programs.
• Collaborates with organizational leaders and interdisciplinary clinicians in carrying out the functions and activities of the residency program.
• Oversees didactic instruction and mentorship of resident Quality Improvement projects.
• Ensures the residency program aligns with the organizational mission of the facility, Veterans Integrated Systems Network (VISN) and VA.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with all levels of medical center personnel and relates effectively with customers, families, and the community.
• Contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of clinical practice as related to aspects of the NP residency program.
• Leads and collaborates in policy-making activities as related to customer service and the administrative and clinical aspects of the NP residency program.
• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• 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. And initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Preferred Experience:

• 5 years Primary Care Practice Experience
• Academic leadership experience

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, Monday- Friday, four 10-hrs shifts between 0630-1700. Tour subject to change depending on the needs of facility.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs