Nurse Practitioner (Emergency Department)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Hampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner for the Emergency Department. Responsibilities include managing patients with acute and chronic conditions, developing health plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team. The position requires a full and unrestricted nurse practitioner license. This is a full-time role with a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary, paid time off, and health insurance. The role is not virtual and will require working holidays and weekends.

Benefits

Competitive salary

50 days of paid time off per year

Traditional federal pension

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Nurse Practitioner certification is required.
• Excellent communication and patient education skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
• Develop individualized health plans to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Provide education to patients and families.

Skills

Patient management

Health promotion

Collaborative leadership

Clinical assessment

Pharmacologic interventions

Education

Full and unrestricted nurse practitioner license

Job description

Nurse Practitioner – Emergency Department

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) II Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in the Department of Medicine - Emergency Medicine, to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Provides education to patients and their families.
• Assess and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of -Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
• Performs specialty-specific clinical activities to include: diagnostic and stabilization procedures based on ACLS protocol; procedures such as incision and drainage, joint aspiration, and suturing; screening patients to determine the need for hospital admission; screening patient to determine the need for further healthcare including consultations; ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies such as laboratory tests, Xrays, electrocardiograms, PFTs, CT, MRI, stress testing, and nuclear medicine studies; ordering and/or starting IV solutions and medications; ordering and/or inserting nasogastric suction catheters; ordering or perforing bladder catheterization; ordering "one on one" status on patients with SI or at risk for elopement.

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

Compensation and Benefits

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: Full-time; variable 10 hour shift 4 days a week to include holidays and weekends

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized