Nurse Practitioner (Gastroenterology)

Quick Facts

• Role: Certified Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Practice Nurse), Gastroenterology

• Focus: Pancreaticobiliary disease and GI cancers; predominantly outpatient with some inpatient coverage

• Key responsibility: Support and expand advanced endoscopy (ERCP/EUS/interventional endoscopy)

Description

Provide advanced gastroenterology care by evaluating, diagnosing, and managing patients using accepted VA and clinical guidelines. Assist advanced endoscopy faculty with expanding ERCP/EUS and interventional endoscopy services, including pre- and post-procedure support. Serve as a primary resource for outpatient hepatology consults, coordinate continuity of care, and support education and clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage patients with pancreaticobiliary disease and GI cancers

• Take detailed patient histories, interpret diagnostic and lab results, perform physical exams, and explain complex diagnosis and treatment plans

• Assist with advanced procedures such as Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), including pre- and post-procedure care

• Maintain predominantly outpatient GI clinics with some general GI clinics; coordinate shared advanced GI clinics and supervision as needed

• Round on inpatient pancreaticobiliary patients and post-procedure admissions

• Recognize and treat common gastrointestinal conditions; distinguish acute vs. chronic conditions and identify when symptoms are not attributable to GI dysfunction

• Analyze GI-specific serologic tests, imaging, and ancillary testing

• Use history, physical findings, and objective testing to direct patients to follow-up pathways (Primary Care vs. specialty management)

• Coordinate patient entry/exit between healthcare systems via liaison with specialists and staff

• Use approved standards of care, safety precautions, and protocols for the gastroenterology population

• Collaborate with other healthcare resources to ensure continuity of care

• Stay current on gastroenterology trends, skills, and protocols; serve as a resource person for medical center staff

• Serve as the primary resource for outpatient hepatology consults; assess acuity and schedule evaluations

• Monitor consult tracking and maintain a hepatology database; monitor outpatient GI lab evaluations

• Complete disability and insurance forms as needed

• Arrange GI procedures and interventions with Radiology and Surgery services

• Oversee outpatient scheduling and resolve scheduling conflicts

• Promote and participate in patient and family health/gastroenterology education

• Support staff development through in-service education and participate in gastroenterology clinical research when appropriate

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards

• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays)

• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contributions

• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options

• Relocation/Recruitment incentives: Not authorized; PCS: Not authorized

• Compressed/Flexible schedule: May be available at supervisory discretion; Telework: not available; Virtual: not a virtual position

• Work schedule: Mon–Fri 8:00am–4:30pm (no night or weekend calls)