Department of Veterans Affairs
Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Community Care
Department of Veterans Affairs, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States, 82801
About the Sheridan VA Health Care System
We are part of the Rocky Mountain Region Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN19). VISN 19 includes facilities in Colorado, Oklahoma, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. Our health care system consists of our main facility located in Sheridan, Wyoming. It's a 200-bed medical center, serving as the psychiatry tertiary referral site for VISN 19. We provide complex care across the continuum ranging from acute inpatient mental health care to mental health residential rehabilitation and interdisciplinary outpatient programs, and prospective candidates will help drive an integrated and comprehensive approach to the care of a complicated Veteran population. Sheridan VAHCS bed complement includes 20 psychiatric, 10 medical, 55 extended care, 115 mental health residential beds, and a 45-bed Domiciliary Residential Treatment program for homeless Veterans. We have five Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Casper, Riverton, Cody, Gillette and Rock Springs, with two Telehealth Outreach Clinics in Worland and Evanston; and one Outreach Clinic in Afton, Wyoming.
Duties and Responsibilities
Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary team members
Orders and interprets diagnostic studies.
Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
Initiates referrals/consults to specialty services.
Provides education to patients and their families.
Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence
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 byVA
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-Friday, 0730-1600
Telework:
Not Available
Virtual:
This is not a virtual position
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
Contact Information:
amber.guinotte@va.gov, #307-675-3512
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Duties and Responsibilities
Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary team members
Orders and interprets diagnostic studies.
Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
Initiates referrals/consults to specialty services.
Provides education to patients and their families.
Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence
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 byVA
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-Friday, 0730-1600
Telework:
Not Available
Virtual:
This is not a virtual position
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
Contact Information:
amber.guinotte@va.gov, #307-675-3512
#J-18808-Ljbffr