Advanced Practice Nurse - Home Based Primary Care

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Port Angeles (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Federal health/vision/dental insurance

Traditional federal pension and 401K

Job summary

The Geriatrics and Extended Care Service (GEC) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a clinician to provide comprehensive geriatric care across inpatient, outpatient, and home-based settings.

Responsibilities include managing a panel of Veterans with complex conditions, developing individualized care plans, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to optimize health and quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Manages a panel of veterans with acute and chronic conditions, focusing on health promotion, disease prevention, function maximization, and honoring care goals.
• Develops and implements individualized plans to achieve optimal population health and disease management; leads multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic studies and communicates with patients and families; coordinates care with nursing and other disciplines.
• Provides education to patients and families; initiates referrals; assesses and adjusts the plan of care to improve outcomes; upholds ICARE values.

Job description

Summary

The Geriatrics and Extended Care Service (GEC) provides care in several clinical venues including inpatient - outpatient - community - and research settings - including but not limited to: Community Living Center (CLC) - Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Hospice House and outpatient) - Geriatric Evaluation and Management Clinic (GEM Clinic) - Home Based Primary Care - Inpatient and Outpatient Consultation Services (Geriatric and Hospice Services) - Community Outreach - Education and Research Services.

Summary

The Geriatrics and Extended Care Service (GEC) provides care in several clinical venues including inpatient - outpatient - community - and research settings - including but not limited to: Community Living Center (CLC) - Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Hospice House and outpatient) - Geriatric Evaluation and Management Clinic (GEM Clinic) - Home Based Primary Care - Inpatient and Outpatient Consultation Services (Geriatric and Hospice Services) - Community Outreach - Education and Research Services.

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention - maximization of function - and/or assessing and honoring seriously ill Veteran's goals and preferences for care and quality of life using evidence-based practice
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management - Demonstrates leadership Works collaboratively multi-disciplinary team Orders and interprets diagnostic studies Communicates effectively with patients - patient caregivers - colleagues - and interdisciplinary team members Cooperates with nursing staff and other disciplines to provide patient care - Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiates referrals/consults to specialty services Provides education to patients and their families Assesses 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 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 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: May be Authorized Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized