Nurse Practitioner - Urology

NPACE; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

PTO 50 days/year

Federal benefits package

Job summary

NPACE seeks a Nurse Practitioner - Urology for the Green Bay, WI CBOC within the NEWAC Division to deliver comprehensive urology services to Veterans. You will function in outpatient, clinic, and surgical settings, focusing on quality care, timely service, and VA mission alignment.

The ideal candidate is board-certified in Urology NP, licensed as an NP in the US, and experienced in outpatient urology care. Work hours are typically 0800–1630, with on-site duties in Green Bay.

Qualifications

• Active NP license in the United States.
• Board-certified in Urology NP or equivalent.
• Experience providing urology care in outpatient settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality Urology care to Veterans across outpatient, clinic, and surgical settings.
• Obtain and evaluate medical histories and perform physical examinations.
• Order/interpret diagnostic studies and manage treatment plans per VHA policies.
• Prescribe medications and coordinate peri-operative care with the surgical team.
• Educate patients and families on conditions, treatments, and healthy living.

Skills

Outpatient urology care

Clinical assessment

Team communication

Education

Nurse Practitioner license (US)

Board certification in Urology (NP)

Job description

Summary

This position is located in the Green Bay Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) - in the Northeast Wisconsin Ambulatory Clinic (NEWAC) Division. The Nurse Practitioner - Urology practices in the Urology Service Line to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. A Urology NP Board Certification is required for this position.

Duties

• Major Duties and Responsibilities: Provide high-quality Urology care to Veterans across outpatient - clinic - and surgical settings - increasing access and improving outcomes
• Obtain and evaluate medical histories
• perform physical examinations and diagnostic/therapeutic procedures
• develop and adjust medical management plans to achieve optimal outcomes
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies (MRI - CT - labs - EKG - imaging) and order ancillary services - consults - and patient care supplies per VHA and local policy
• Write orders for and prescribe medications
• order pre-procedure/pre-operative antibiotics and other medications
• order administration of blood products
• Obtain and document informed consent for treatments/procedures performed under Full or Limited Autonomy - or as an integral member of the treatment team (e.g. - assisting the primary surgeon) - provided the NP has sufficient knowledge of indications - risks - benefits - and alternatives to counsel the patient
• Provide health promotion - disease prevention - and patient/family education and counseling on conditions and treatments
• provide peri- and post-operative teaching
• Complete medical records per Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulations
• Establish professional working relationships with providers across the medical center - OPCs - and CBOCs - providing Urology education as needed
• GU Surgery Responsibilities (Full and Limited Autonomy): Clinical/administrative duties include triaging - assigning - and managing Urology outpatients
• obtaining informed consent for common GU procedures
• coordinating care with other health care professionals
• monitoring scheduling accuracy and clinic profiles
• performing pre-operative history/physicals
• and assisting in day-to-day management of surgical patients - including pre- and post-operative orders - ICU transfer orders - medication and IV orders
• Procedures performed: Insertion and placement of urethral catheters - including over a wire Removal or exchange of suprapubic tubes/catheters Intracavernosal injections and teaching Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation Cryoablation of genital lesions with liquid nitrogen Removal of drains - ureteral stents - and nephrostomy tubes Administration of oral and IV medications
• initiation of IV infusions per hospital sterile technique protocols Cystoscopy Cystoscopy with ureteral stent removal Cystoscopy with basketing of stones/foreign body Cystoscopy with biopsy and fulguration Transrectal ultrasound Urodynamic studies
• 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: 0800 - 1630 Monday - Friday
• Telework: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized