Advanced Practice Nurse (Certified Nurse Practitioner), Spinal Cord Injury - Intermittent

Advanced Practice Nurse Position

An intermittent staff APN position is available in the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) unit in the VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) in Dallas, TX. This position is fully in-person. Core responsibilities include the following:

• Provides comprehensive medical care (assessment, consultation, treatment) to patients in the SCI department.
• Conducts diagnostic evaluations and pharmacotherapy.
• Manages individuals with a broad range of clinical problems, including but not limited to pain management, mood and anxiety disorders, physical limitations and Spinal Cord Injuries in the Veteran population.
• Serves as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary SCI team.
• Supervises and teaches other health care professional trainees such as APN residents.

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: Intermittent

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Bargaining Unit Status: This position is part of the bargaining unit.

US Department of Veterans Affairs