Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

About the role

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

• Manage medical care for a panel of Veterans enrolled in Primary Care.
• Timely entry and use of the electronic medical record system for documentation, workload capture, alert management, and for review of Veterans' current and future medical care needs.
• Serve as the leader of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT).
• Cross-cover for other medical providers as needed throughout the health care system.
• Work in collaboration with PACT members to ensure the overall safety and quality of each Veteran's care.
• Responsible for all performance metrics related to patient quality of care.
• Responsible for positive customer service in all aspects of care.
• Participate in quality improvement, quality assurance, continuous survey readiness, and committee/work groups in collaboration with others.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Must be a graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant:
• The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
• The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

Qualifications

• Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

• Education: A post-master's certificate or master's or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Licenses: All APN (NPs) must possess and maintain an 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.
• Basic Board Certification: All APN (NPs) must maintain full and current basic board certification in one of the following: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), or Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (GNP) from one of the following: the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB), or other nationally recognized certifying body in the area in which the Nurse Practitioner is academically prepared.