Summary
The Fargo VA Health Care System is a Joint Commission accredited medical/surgical hospital with 36 acute care beds - a 38 bed Community Living Center - Primary Care and Specialty Medicine Clinics - 10 Community Based Outpatient Clinics - and one Community Resource Referral Center. We oversee the provision of health care to more than 34 -000 Veterans living in North Dakota - 17 counties in northwest Minnesota - and one northeast South Dakota county.
Summary
The Fargo VA Health Care System is a Joint Commission accredited medical/surgical hospital with 36 acute care beds - a 38 bed Community Living Center - Primary Care and Specialty Medicine Clinics - 10 Community Based Outpatient Clinics - and one Community Resource Referral Center. We oversee the provision of health care to more than 34 -000 Veterans living in North Dakota - 17 counties in northwest Minnesota - and one northeast South Dakota county.
Duties
- The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers
- This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest
- As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care - you will operate in a model with three core elements - seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran
- This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community
- This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being
- The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Primary Care 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.Duties 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 an individualized plan 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 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
- Providers may be required to travel to the CBOC's or provide gap coverage as determined by the supervisor
- Provider will be required to be a designated women's provider and complete the mandatory VHA training
- 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 - 4:30 pm - varying shifts
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: A recruitment/relocation incentive is authorized for highly qualified applicants EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
- Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov - - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
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