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Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)- Primary Care

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Summary This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Duties

Duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to - the following: Provides clinical examination - diagnosis - and treatment of acute and chronic diseases - preventive care - and coordination of care for a panel of primary care patients

Appropriate documentation of patient care in clinical records is expected

The provider refers to specialists when additional input and treatment outside of the scope of the physician assistant's experience and training is required

Responsible for timely documentation and resolution of clinical alerts

Responsible for monitoring PACT team performance to assess adherence to VA standards - assure quality and effectiveness of care - and meet VA performance measures

Outstanding customer service is expected

Leads the team in assisting the patient advocate and administration in resolving patient concerns and inquiries

Exercises medical decision-making and provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for a specific group of patients

Must have excellent communication skills and collaboration with staff and community and is able to elicit cooperation from others

The primary care provider serves as a member of a larger multidisciplinary treatment team which includes social work - pharmacy - mental health - nutrition - and other services as necessary

Performs other duties as assigned

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Yes-This position is authorized for telework-situational (ad-hoc) AND has not been authorized as remote

Virtual: This is not a virtual position

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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