Advanced Practice Nurse - Neurology

Neurology Advanced Practice Nurse

Duties include but are not limited to: The Neurology APN provides leadership in the effective application of the nursing process components of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation, organizational processes and/or systems, improving outcomes at the program or service level and in the specialty practice setting.

• Provides evidence of advanced education, clinical training and provides specialty health care services for groups of patients. Uses the nursing process to:
  • Investigate health problems or health needs by gathering and assessing historical information.
  • Perform a neurological examination.
  • Diagnose health problems based on interpretation of the patient's history, physical exam findings and diagnostic test results.
  • Develop a treatment plan tailored to the patient's needs that includes health education, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment.
  • Prescribe medications with appropriate state licensure.
  • Evaluate the results of the treatment plan, modifying the plan as needed to achieve the treatment goals.
  • Make referrals for evaluation or treatment of health problems outside the scope of neurology specialty clinic care.
• Directs and coordinates the provision of health care services:
  • For patients in neurology specialty clinics.
  • For patients in special projects, across service lines, and within the medical center.
• Provides a model for clinical practice within the clinic setting, service line, medical center and the community.

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: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Compressed/Flexible: Authorized

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized