Nurse Practitioner (Adult/Geriatric or Acute Care) – Gastroenterology

Quick Facts

• Role: Advanced Practice Nurse (Certified Nurse Practitioner), Gastroenterology Department of Medicine
• Practice focus: Advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management with prescriptive authority
• Care delivery: Outpatient, inpatient, virtual, and electronic consult settings; tele-care modalities when appropriate

Description

Provide advanced, evidence-based gastroenterology care as a Certified Nurse Practitioner by independently managing a panel of patients with acute and chronic conditions. You will order and interpret labs and diagnostic studies, prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, coordinate specialty referrals, and educate patients and families. Practice must be within granted privileges, supports interdisciplinary teamwork, and includes timely clinical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a patient panel with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention
• Provide consultation and ongoing management across outpatient, inpatient, virtual, and electronic consult settings
• Co-manage patients with other providers in gastroenterology
• Complete or assist with procedures based on granted privileges
• Demonstrate leadership and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams
• Order and interpret labs, tests, and diagnostic studies
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiate referrals and consult specialty services
• Assess and adjust plans of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Provide education to patients and their families
• Support consult management, referral decisions, and integration of community care
• Use tele-care modalities (voice, video, electronic consults, and others) when appropriate
• Complete timely, facility-compliant documentation of care
• Support projects to improve Veteran care based on facility needs

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards
• Paid Time Off: 50 days per year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays)
• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions by VA
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many programs can be carried into retirement)
• Work schedule: Full time, Monday–Friday 8:00 am–4:30 pm (extended hours as needed; schedule subject to change)
• Telework: ad hoc available at supervisor discretion
• Virtual: not a virtual position