Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Primary Care)

Quick Facts

• Role: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Primary Care)
• Scope: Advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management in Primary Care
• Prescriptive authority: Yes, for an assigned patient panel/program
• EDRP: Education Debt Reduction Program may be available if you meet VHA eligibility rules and submit your application within 4 months of appointment

Description

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Certified Nurse Practitioner) provides a full range of primary care services with an emphasis on quality and timeliness. The position independently manages a patient panel, delivering evidence-based care and population-health focused disease prevention and health promotion. Additional responsibilities include ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and labs, prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and coordinating referrals with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic conditions
• Develop and implement individualized plans to achieve optimal population health and disease management
• Order and interpret labs, tests, and diagnostic studies
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiate referrals and consult specialty services
• Assess and adjust the plan of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Provide patient and family education
• Demonstrate leadership and collaborate with the Primary Care Team and interdisciplinary members
• Exemplify ICARE values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, Excellence

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (or limited non-citizen appointment when VA cannot recruit qualified citizens per VA policy)
• Active, current, full, unrestricted APN Nurse Practitioner license in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC
• Post-master’s certificate or master’s/doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program
• Maintain current basic board certification as FNP, ANP, AGPCNP, or GNP (ANCC/AANPCB or other nationally recognized certifying body)
• English language proficiency for direct patient care
• Selectively Service registration (for eligible males born after 12/31/1959)
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Complete required onboarding and pre-employment steps (including I-9)
• Seasonal influenza vaccination requirement
• EDRP eligibility: submit EDRP application within 4 months of appointment; former EDRP participants are ineligible

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary and potential performance awards; 50 days of paid time off per year; traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions; and federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options. The schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, with an onsite work arrangement (telework may be offered when necessary).

EDRP (Education Debt Reduction Program)

• Award amount: up to $200,000
• Eligibility period: one to five years
• Program approval, award amount, and eligibility period determined after application review per VHA policy