Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, seeks an Advanced Practice Nurse (NP) to provide primary care services with a strong emphasis on quality and timeliness. This role includes tele-medicine and travel to Community Based Outpatient Clinics to cover gaps in provider coverage.

You will manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic conditions, develop individualized care plans, and work within a Primary Care Team to implement evidence-based strategies.

Responsibilities

• Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic conditions with a focus 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 collaborates with the Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary members.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies; prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services and provides education to patients and families.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes; adheres to ICARE core values.
• May be required to travel to CBOCs or provide gap coverage as determined by the supervisor.
• Provider will be required to be a designated women's health provider and complete mandatory VHA training.

Job description

Summary

This position includes tele-medicine as well as travel from the Twin Cities metro area to our Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) to cover gaps in provider coverage.

Duties

• 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
• 13 month NTE appointment will be discussed during the interview phase 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.