Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) Home Based Primary Care

Job Title

Nurse Practitioner

Duties

The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients. Major duties and responsibilities of the position:

• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with other interdisciplinary team members.
• Primary focus of practice is independent comprehensive clinical evaluation and assessment of assigned panel of patients enrolled in the HBPC program. Care may be provided in different modalities in accordance with program, facility and national policies(face to face, phone, video).
• Conduct in-home comprehensive medical evaluations, including history, physical examination, and functional assessments for Veterans with chronic, acute, and complex conditions.
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic illnesses, including multimorbidity commonly seen in geriatric and medically fragile populations.
• Develop, implement, and adjust individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary HBPC team (e.g. social work, rehabilitation therapists, dietitians, and psychology).
• Ensures accurate, timely, and complete documentation of clinical encounters, and alerts in the electronic health record. Tracks, and follows up on orders for consult services and diagnostic testing, with timely communication of test results in accordance with VHA policies.
• Completes administrative requirements related to workload capture, encounter coding, clinical reminders, and other documentation necessary to support accurate reporting and program metrics.
• Participates in quality management and performance improvement activities and adherence to HBPC and VHA clinical performance measures.
• Performs infection prevention and control activities within scope of practice, including appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE), hand hygiene, and cleaning/disinfection of reusable equipment in the home setting in accordance with VHA policy and national standards.
• Complies with VA travel and safety requirements, including operation of government owned or approved vehicles, completion of required driver safety training, and submission of mileage and travel documentation as applicable.
• Ensures proper accountability, maintenance, and secure handling of government-issued equipment and supplies used in the home-based care environment.

Total Rewards Package

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

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: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday-Friday

Telework: Ad-hoc with supervisor approval and per VA policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP team at View email address on click.appcast.io for questions/assistance. Learn more This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific 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.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized