Advanced Practice Nurse - Home Based Primary Care

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington state seeks an Advanced Practice Nurse for Home-Based Primary Care at American Lake VAMC. You will manage a panel of Veterans with acute and chronic conditions, emphasizing home-based care, care coordination, and quality of life.

Responsibilities include leading a multidisciplinary team, ordering tests, interpreting results, and educating patients and families. Telework is not available; Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm.

Responsibilities

• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, function maximization, and honoring Veterans' goals for care and quality of life.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrates leadership within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic studies and communicates effectively with patients, caregivers, colleagues, and the interdisciplinary team.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions; initiates referrals/consults to specialty services; provides education to patients and families.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Job description

Advanced Practice Nurse - Home Based Primary Care

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Puget Sound Health Care System is seeking a highly qualified Advanced Practice Nurse to join the Geriatrics and Extended Care Service within the Home-Based Primary Care program at the American Lake VA Medical Center.

Key Responsibilities

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.

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.

Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Requirements & Education

Note: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission/NLNAC changed its name to ACEN in May 2013.

ACEN's website may be utilized to verify accredited programs using automated inquiry processes; however, for verification of any nursing program's accreditation prior to 1998, an automated inquiry cannot be used and ACEN must be contacted directly via their email contact information on the ACEN website to verify.) Note: In order to grant credit towards an appointment based on foreign nursing education higher than the associate degree level, formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized degree equivalency evaluation agency accepted by VA such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD) must be obtained.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $126857 – $183971/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.