Advanced Practice Nurse

Job Title

Nurse Practitioner

Duties

The Nurse Practitioner is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients. Major duties and responsibilities of the position include:

• Independently managing a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• Developing and implementing an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrating leadership and working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.
• Ordering and interpreting labs, tests, and diagnostic studies. Prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiating referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Providing education to patients and their families.
• Assessing and adjusting the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Exemplifying the ICARE core values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

Compensation and Benefits

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. 7:30am - 4:00pm

Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized

Telework: Ad-hoc, telework only

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

US Department of Veterans Affairs