Advanced Practice Nurse (Primary Care Nurse Practitioner)

Job Title

PACT Provider

Duties

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will remain on file through January 31, 2027. Eligible applicants will be referred each month as vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Your application materials will be reviewed and a notice provided reflecting your eligibility. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Functions in a shared workflow with a multidisciplinary Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT - a medical home model).
• Assesses, plans, implements, collaborates, and evaluates the needs and care of patients in Primary Care as a PACT Provider covering for other providers.
• Provides leadership to the team including shared delegation of appropriate care and care processes to appropriate team members.
• Provides comprehensive, collaborative same-day and continuity care to a panel of Veterans via face-to-face or telehealth modalities utilizing all available tools, such as registries, to enable effective population health management.
• Demonstrates excellence in customer service via compassionate and informed interpersonal relationships with Veterans, family members, and staff.
• Comfortable delivering patient-centered care in pain management, addiction treatment, mental health, women's health, chronic disease management, and the care of geriatric patients.
• Participates in team performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery to patients.
• Provides health education and health coaching on wellness, disease prevention, chronic care management, and self-management skills to patients and personal support persons, commensurate with the documented expertise or professional training of the PACT member.
• Reviews available clinical and performance data with the team, focusing on continuous improvement of critical team processes.
• Ensures the patient has same-day access for face-to-face and telephone care visits during regular clinic hours.

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 through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Anthony Salas; View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized