Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet 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

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Clinical Functions: The incumbent PACT NP will be responsible for delivery of primary care to patients enrolled in the VAWNY HS staff site in Olean NY
• The provider will manage scheduled and unscheduled patients in an outpatient clinic setting
• The primary care provider is the clinical leader of the PACT team and is expected to work closely and coordinate patient care with other PACT team members - including nursing and clerical staff
• The Primary care NPs will participate in daily huddles with other team members for optimal patient care management
• and participate in primary care systems redesign projects
• The primary care NP is assigned a panel of patients to manage under PCMM guidelines
• recommended panel size is calculated based on patient complexity - support staff and room availability
• Major Duties of this position may include - but are not limited to: Provide outpatient care for primary care patients - including routine scheduled visits and urgent visits
• Prescribe medications within defined scope of practice Order diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests - x-rays - electrocardiograms Review needs - and order health promotion and disease prevention measures Initiate and respond to consultations - special tests - and studies Provide education and counseling of patients and families in preventive care - medical conditions - and use of prescribed treatments and drugs
• Participate in team communication with the PACT MSA - LPN and RN: Daily Team Huddles Timely response to team communication via Microsoft Teams - Email - telephone - paper correspondence Address View Alerts - Secure Messages - and other correspondence - assigned to a PACT provider Complete patient forms and respond to paper and electronic communications in a timely fashion Provide routine administrative duties to support the daily clinical operations of a community-based clinic Additional Duties may include: Chart reviews Congressional - other suspense items VA Tort Claims Other duties as assigned Alternative or collateral duties may include management of a subsection of primary care patients - the subsection may be defined either by a disease status (e.g. - spinal cord injury patients - Pain management etc.) - or demographic status (Geriatric - Women Veterans - employees etc.)
• Typically - these duties are designated at the time of joining but may be assigned in the course of employment in response to new initiatives
• In some circumstance - incumbant may be assigned Float PACT NPs duties to cover for absences of other PACT providers - a Primary care NPs may be responsible for supervision - education and evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Residents and medical students in the outpatient primary care setting
• Primary care NPs will regularly attend primary care staff meetings - departmental and medical staff meetings
• All NPs need to follow departmental and VHA policies for leave and attendance
• Annual Leave should be requested as far in advance as possible and with at least a 45 day notice to minimize patient cancellations
• All unscheduled absences must be properly communicated - and patients should be rescheduled within time frame as specified in department's policies
• Timely documentation (notes and encounter forms) is necessary in all areas in accordance with facility policy
• All administrative work should be completed in a timely fashion
• Clinical reminders should be addressed as medically appropriate
• Quality of care should always meet professional standards
• All NPs will always work within their privileges - unless necessitated by an emergency
• Other Duties As Assigned
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact View email address on careers.biausa.org - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more 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: Typical work hours are Monday to Friday 8:00am -4:30pm - and a provider is required to work a minimum of 80 hours per pay period per 1.0 FTE
• Compressed schedule may be available based on facility need
• Duties may include evening and weekend hours.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.