Nurse Practitioners

Med/Surg RN

Danville offers small town charm and big city amenities. Our city is known for its range of shopping, from antiques and boutiques to big-box, excellent parks and recreation, academics, affordable housing, and quality healthcare for veterans and everyone else. Danville is a great place to Live, Work, and Play. VA Illiana Health Care System Since 1898, our buildings, facilities, patients, and missions have changed, but remaining constant is VA Illiana Health Care System's endeavor in improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. Being the 8th oldest VA facility, we consider it our privilege to serve your health care needs in any way we can. Services are available to more than 150,000 veterans living in the surrounding 34-county areas of Illinois and Indiana. VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville exists to honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional healthcare that improves their health and well-being Requirents-

Must have a Master's degree in nursing. Must have a current and unrestricted license in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia Must have a current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification by a provider recognized by the American Heart Association.

Experience: RNs must have a minimum of one-year experience in the clinical areas of intended assignment

Term: This task order is effective from the effective date of award through 90 days, and any option periods to extend services.

Schedule: NPs will be scheduled to cover the day shift and or the night shift. The scheduling will be for 7 days on and 7 days off. NPs may be scheduled for Holidays.

Responsibilities:

• Provide patient centered care by performing the following tasks.

General Duties: The Nurse Practitioners responsible and accountable for assessment, diagnosis, and management of patient problems, including prescription of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic intervention.

• The scope of practice of a nurse practitioner includes, but is not limited to, each of the following:
• Advanced practice registered nursing by certified nurse practitioners is based on knowledge and skills acquired throughout an advanced practice registered nurse's nursing education, training, and experience.
• Advanced nursing patient assessment and diagnosis.
• Ordering diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures, performing those tests and procedures when using health care equipment, and interpreting and using the results of diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures ordered by the advanced practice registered nurse or another health care professional.
• Ordering treatments, ordering, or applying appropriate medical devices, and using nursing, medical, therapeutic, and corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
• Providing palliative and end-of-life care.
• Providing advanced counseling, patient education, health education, and patient advocacy.
• Prescriptive authority as defined in Section 65-40 of the Illinois Nurse Practice Act.
• Delegating selected nursing interventions to a licensed practical nurse, a registered professional nurse, or other personnel. (Section 65-30 of the Illinois Nurse Practice Act).

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