Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care)

Quick Facts

• Full-time (40 hours/week), Monday–Friday day shift
• Floating assignments across VA Boston main campuses and Community Based Outreach Clinics (CBOCs), typically 1–6 months
• EDRP authorized (education loan repayment/reimbursement); eligibility requires applying within four months of appointment

Description

Provide independent primary care for a panel of patients with acute and chronic conditions, with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice. Develop and continuously adjust individualized plans to achieve optimal population health, including ordering diagnostics, prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and initiating specialty referrals. Collaborate and lead within the primary care team and interdisciplinary partners.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a patient panel
• Develop and implement individualized care plans for population health and disease management
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiate referrals/consults to specialty services
• Provide patient and family education
• Assess and adjust the plan of care to achieve optimal outcomes
• Demonstrate leadership and collaborate with the primary care and interdisciplinary teams
• Exemplify VA ICARE core values (Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, Excellence)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (or non-citizen appointment only if unable to recruit qualified citizens)
• English language proficiency for direct patient care
• Active, current, full, unrestricted NP license in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC
• NP education: post-master’s certificate or master’s/doctoral degree from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program (or validated foreign equivalency)
• Basic board certification maintained in one of: FNP, ANP, AGPCNP, or GNP (from ANCC/AANPCB or other nationally recognized certifying body)
• Complete required VA employment steps (background/security investigation, onboarding, pre-employment evaluation, pre-placement physical)
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% employer contributions
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options