Nurse Practitioner Wound Care

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Marion (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards package

Job summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) III Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in Surgery Service to provide a full range of wound care services with emphasis on quality, timeliness, and advancing VA mission.

Responsibilities include independent patient panel management, development of individualized care plans, wound assessment, and coordination with physicians and specialists to optimize outcomes for veterans.

Qualifications

• Duties include wound care assessments, debridement, wound care planning.
• Ability to coordinate patient care with physicians, nurses and specialists.
• Leadership in health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic conditions.
• Order and interpret labs and diagnostic studies; prescribe interventions.
• Provide patient and caregiver education and coordinate referrals.

Job description

Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) III Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Surgery Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission.

Duties

• Duties unique to Wound Care include but are not limited to: - Possess Wound Care Certification - Performing thorough evaluations of wounds related to diabetes - vascular disease and poor circulation including size - depth - location - tissue viability - and presence of infection
• - Creating individualized care plans based on the wound assessment - including appropriate dressings - medications - and therapies
• - Performing procedures like debridement - wound irrigation - etc
• - Providing detailed instructions to patients and caregivers on wound care techniques - hygiene practices - and preventative measures to promote healing
• - Consulting with physicians - other nurses - and specialists to coordinate comprehensive patient care
• - Regularly assessing wound healing and making necessary adjustments to the treatment plan as needed
• - Identifying patients at high risk for developing pressure ulcers and implementing preventative strategies
• - Performs History and physical for pre-op 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: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30pm Telework: not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): not authorized