Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Hematology​/Oncology

Overview

The Advanced Practice Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner practices in Hematology and Medical Oncology Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs mission. The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management. The NP practices to the full extent of their education - training - and certification.

• Duties include but not limited to:
  Independently manages Hematology and Oncology patients with acute and chronic conditions
• Emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice
• Develops and implements individualized care plans
• Demonstrates leadership in interdisciplinary team collaboration
• Orders and interprets laboratory tests and diagnostic studies
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Monitors and manages treatment side effects and complications
• Initiates referrals and consultations to specialty services
• Provides education to patients and families
• Assesses and adjusts treatment plans for optimal outcomes
• Develops and follows Survivorship plans
• Practices to the full extent of education - training - and certification
• Executes medical regimens including administering medications
• Role models professional and ethical conduct
• Leads interdisciplinary teams
• Educates and mentors colleagues and students
• Assumes accountability for professional career development
• Promotes cooperation and teamwork
• Initiates and leads change to improve outcomes
• Collaborates with stakeholders to enhance patient care
• Participates in interdisciplinary work groups
• Engages in evidence-based practice
• Implements quality improvement initiatives
• Leads changes to enhance care quality
• Performs comprehensive assessments
• Develops individualized treatment plans
• Demonstrates critical thinking in complex situations
• Ensures continuity of care
• Participates in program development and planning
• Supports medical center missions
• Treats customers respectfully
• Provides consistent information per policies
• Handles customer conflicts constructively
• Protects sensitive data per privacy laws
• Complies with security regulations
• Reports security incidents
• Maintains Basic Life Support certification
• Completes mandatory education
• Demonstrates flexibility in schedule and assignments
• Ensures professional work standards
• Maintains national board certification
• Handles purchase responsibilities ethically
• Adheres to purchase card program regulations
• Strong knowledge of chemotherapy and biological agents - including prescribing
• Ability to maintain treatment-related side effects and complications
• VA 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 through Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm - Tour of duty to be determined by supervisor
• Compressed/Flexible:
  Not Authorized Telework:
  Ad-Hoc Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO):
  Not Authorized

• Strong knowledge of chemotherapy and biological agents - including prescribing
• Maintains Basic Life Support certification
• Maintains national board certification
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory