Advanced Practice Nurse (CNP) - Cardiology

Advanced Practice Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP)

This is an Open and Continuous Announcement until January 21, 2027. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. The Advanced Practice Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) will practice to the full extent of their education, training, and certification. The NP has prescriptive authority for a panel of patients or program as indicated by their position. The incumbent will provide advanced clinical practice, consultation, management, and will deliver evidence-based health care, demonstrating proficiency in the ability to manage a patient panel and population within the Specialty Care - Integrated Care Coordination / Cardiology program. The Certified Nurse Practitioner will utilize research and evidence-based practice to evaluate the patient care delivery system within a patient panel, present findings, and contribute to changes that enhance the quality and timeliness of Veteran patient care. The incumbent will provide care and services appropriate to the age of the patients being served, which is appropriate to the cognitive; emotional, and chronological maturation of the patient. He/she will assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age specific needs and to provide care needed.

The duties include, but are not limited to:

• Independently manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• Develop and implement an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrate leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiate referrals and consults to specialty services, and provides education to patients and their families.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Exemplify the VA "ICARE" core values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
• All other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-Time. Monday - Friday (7:30 AM - 4:00 PM or 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM) to be discussed at interview.

Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized

Telework: Not Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package VA Nurse Total Rewards to include:

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

US Department of Veterans Affairs