Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Community Care

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Nurse Practitioner (NP) serves in the Community Care Service to deliver a full spectrum of care with a focus on quality, timeliness, and advancing VA missions. This role emphasizes advanced clinical practice, consultation, and collaborative care with patients, families, and the interprofessional team.

Telework is available. The position supports ongoing professional development and participates in performance improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Independently practices as a NP providing a full range of services using established treatment guidelines to deliver high-quality care.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and health care practitioners to develop, implement, and evaluate care.
• Utilizes customer service principles, supports veteran self-determination, and serves as a resource for patients and staff on ethical issues.

Job description

Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Community Care Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission as well as provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.

Duties

• Duties for this position include - but are not limited to: Independently practices as a NP providing a full range of services utilizing treatment guidelines in the delivery of high-quality care
• Collaborates with patients - families - and health care practitioners to develop - implement - and evaluate care
• Utilizes customer service principles - supports veteran self-determination - and serves as a resource for patients and staff in addressing ethical issues
• Contributes to performance improvement initiatives by identifying - analyzing - developing - and implementing processes that improve care at the panel - program - or population level
• Incorporates research - evidence-based practice - established professional - community - or regulatory standards - and clinical practice guidelines to validate or change clinical practice
• Supports dissemination of evidence-based practice - i.e. - research - quality improvement monitors - best practices - and performance improvement results
• Identifies and evaluates clinical/process opportunities and trends for improvement and takes appropriate action for resolution
• Collaborates with stakeholders to improve patient care - staff development - and performance measures
• Demonstrates positive - practical communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with patients and other customers
• 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
• 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: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Monday - Friday
• Subject to change based on the needs of the facility
• Telework: Available
• Ad-Hoc - at the discretion of the supervisor
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.