Advanced Practice Nurse - Infectious Disease

Diversity Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati VA Medical Center is seeking an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) to practice in Infectious Disease. The NP will provide advanced clinical care, consultation, and management focused on quality and timeliness to support the VA mission.

The role emphasizes independent practice, leadership within the Primary Care Team, and education for patients and families in a complex Veterans Affairs setting.

Responsibilities

• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• Develops and implements individualized plans to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiates referrals and consultations with specialty services.
• Provides education to patients and their families.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Job description

Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Infectious Disease 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. This position is located at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center.

Duties

• The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients
• The major duties and responsibilities of the position include: 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 and individualized plans to achieve optimal population health and disease management
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary team members
• Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiates referrals and consultations with 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 value 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: 8:00am - 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Subject to compressed tour options
• Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.