Nurse Practitioner- General Surgery

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off: 50 days per year

Federal pension

Federal health insurance

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Fort Wayne, Indiana, seeks an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) in Surgery Service to provide comprehensive, timely, high-quality care. The NP delivers advanced clinical practice, consultation, and patient management, maintaining prescriptive authority for an assigned patient panel or programs as appropriate.

Responsibilities include independent patient management, developing care plans, leading with ICARE values, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification.
• Evidence-based care delivery for a patient population.

Responsibilities

• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal health outcomes.
• Implements care coordination with the interdisciplinary team and initiates referrals as needed.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and provides patient education.

Job description

Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) in Surgery Service provides comprehensive - timely - and high-quality care in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) delivers advanced clinical practice - consultation - and patient management - practicing to the full extent of their education - training - and certification. The NP also maintains prescriptive authority for an assigned patient panel or designated programs - as appropriate to the position.

Duties

• 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) This is based off of a full time schedule
• 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: Part-Time M-F 3 days a week (24 hours per week) Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized