Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Primary Care

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

• 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
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Eligible for student loan payment reimbursement; award amount up to $200,000; eligibility period one to five years determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services after review; former EDRP participants ineligible; must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit EDRP application within 4 months of appointment

Schedule

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Telework: Not available. This is not a virtual position.

For questions/assistance regarding EDRP, contact Tara Moore-Thaxton at Tara.Moore-Thaxton@va.gov. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.