Primary Care NP: EDRP Eligible, Lead Patient Care

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, seeks a Nurse Practitioner to independently manage a patient panel with acute and chronic conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice. The role requires leadership within the Primary Care Team and collaboration with interdisciplinary colleagues.

The NP will develop individualized care plans, order and interpret labs and diagnostics, prescribe interventions, and initiate specialty

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid Nurse Practitioner license with authority to practice
• Board-certified or eligible in a national NP certification
• Experience in evidence-based care delivery and population health

Responsibilities

• Provides evidence-based care for a patient population as an NP
• Manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic conditions
• Develops and implements individualized plans for optimal population health
• Demonstrates leadership and collaborates with the Primary Care Team
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services
• Educates patients and families about health conditions and care plans
• Assesses and adjusts plans of care to achieve better outcomes
• Upholds ICARE core values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence

Skills

Licensed independent practitioner

Advanced education

National certification

Job description

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, seeks a Nurse Practitioner to independently manage a patient panel with acute and chronic conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice. The role requires leadership within the Primary Care Team and collaboration with interdisciplinary colleagues.

The NP will develop individualized care plans, order and interpret labs and diagnostics, prescribe interventions, and initiate specialty