Nurse Practitioner-Compensation & Pension

Summary The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for Nurse Practitioner-Compensation & Pension. The Nurse Practitioner-Compensation & Pension will function in the Primary Care Service. Duties The successful candidate will have a high level of medical knowledge and possesses all the qualities for providing comprehensive and compassionate care for \"those who served\"The position calls for excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and offers input into projects pertaining to the development of the clinicWill provide comprehensive primary care services to a defined panel of patientsDuties include history taking - physical examination - ordering laboratories and diagnostic studies - diagnosis and formulation of treatment plans for acute and chronic conditions within the scope of Medicine practicePosition will cover Compensation & Pension - Environmental Health - and Military Environmental Exposure (MEE) AssessmentsC&P receives their workload from VBAThe expectation is that exams are scheduled within 20 days from being received from VBA (60% currently are) - and cases are completed/returned to VBA for ratings within 30 days of receiptC&P general-medical examiners complete DBQ (Disability Benefit Questionnaires) - ACE (Acceptable Clinical Evidence) examsthey also complete CDL (Commercial Drivers License) exams by internal consult - not part of the VBA workloadAll requests from VBA are triaged by a clinicianC&P examiners are also cross-trained as Environmental Health examiners - and complete Environmental Health Registry and MEE (Military Environmental Exposure) exams - In FY25 - October - January - the unit completed 691 EH examsPACT Act (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act) has resulted in increased demand for C&P - EH - and MEE services with an unprecedented number of Veterans filing claims for disability benefitsPACT Act also mandated Veterans complete a Toxic Exposure Screening (TES) - with 40% of Veterans endorsing an exposure - and 49% of those referred to Environmental HealthPlease see attached memorandum: Informational: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Clarification and Guidance Regarding Public Law 116-315 and Impacts on VHA's Compensation and Pension (C&P) Program (VIEWS 10782)C&P departments are to be maintainedVA 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 from 8:00a to 4:30p Telework: Not availableVirtual: This is not a virtual positionRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.