Advanced Practice Nurse - Nurse Practitioner - Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Federal health/vision/dental benefits

Traditional federal pension

Job summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in the VA Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and advancing the VA mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management.

The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients within the VA system.

Qualifications

• Licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification.

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.
• 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 the Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence 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

• The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices within the VA Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence (VA MSCoE) and VAMHCS Neurology Service 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
• The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients
• Major duties and responsibilities of the position: 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
• 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: Full-Time - 8am - 4:30pm
• Telework: Ad-Hoc
• at Supervisory discretion Compressed Tours: May be considered Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized