Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) OCA

Major duties and 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.

  Pay

  • Competitive salary
  • Regular salary increases
  • Potential for performance awards

  Benefits

  • Paid Time Off: 50 days 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

  Schedule

  • Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

  Qualifications

  Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

  • Education: Post-master's certificate or master's or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
  • Licenses: Active, current, full, and unrestricted APN license to practice as an NP in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
  • Board Certification: Full and current basic board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PC).