Nurse Practitioner (Pain Management)

Quick Facts

• Role: Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) / Pain Management Provider
• Focus: Advanced, evidence-based pain management and patient panel care
• Travel: Approximately 25% to Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs)

Description

The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management for a pain management patient population, practicing to the full extent of education, training, and certification. Responsibilities include developing individualized care plans, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and coordinating referrals with an interdisciplinary team. The role is based at the Tomah VA Medical Center with travel to assigned CBOCs as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement individualized population health and disease management plans
• Demonstrate leadership and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team
• Order and interpret labs, tests, and diagnostic studies
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiate referrals and provide specialty consultations
• Educate patients and their families
• Assess and adjust the plan of care to improve patient outcomes

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (or meet VA non-citizen appointment exception rules)
• English language proficiency for direct patient care
• Active, current, full, unrestricted NP license
• NP degree or post-master’s NP certificate from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program (foreign education must be validated)
• Current basic board certification in an approved NP track (e.g., FNP, ANP, AGPCNP, ACNP, AGACNP, GNP)
• Successful completion of VA pre-employment requirements (onboarding, background/security, and physical evaluation)
• Meets applicable testing requirements for testing-designated positions
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program
• Ability to travel to CBOCs (about 25% travel required)

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards
• Up to 50 days of paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contributions
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance options
• Full-time schedule (Monday–Friday, 0800–1630); telework ad-hoc only
• May be eligible for relocation/recruitment incentives for highly qualified candidates