Advanced Practical Nurse; Nurse Practitioner - Home Health Care

Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Home Health Care Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.

• The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients
• Provides generalized medical care to Veterans within Home Health Care associated departments
• Major duties and responsibilities of the position:
  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 as part of an interdisciplinary team and in accordance with the Home Based Primary Care National Directive 1411
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team
• 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
• Consistently incorporates Caritas processes

CLINICAL PRACTICE:
Influences and models the delivery of evidence-based health care - demonstrating expertise in the ability to manage a patient panel - population - or program

LEADERSHIP:
Initiates and leads interdisciplinary teams informed by structured approaches and processes to improve outcomes that positively impact care for a patient panel - population - or program

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long‑term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

• Work Schedule:
  
  7:30 am – 4:00 pm with rotating weekends/holidays/shifts
• Telework:
  Not Available;
  Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized