Advanced Practice Nurse - Nurse Practitioner Chronic Pain Clinic/PMOP

Summary

Neurology Department is recruiting for Advanced Nurse Practitioner (APN) to provide a range of services emphasizing Pain Management - Opioid Safety - and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP). The PMOP Coordinator is assigned to the Chronic Pain Service and supports the Facility Pain POC - PACT Pain Champion and Clinical Leads in coordination of pain management - opioid safety - and prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP)-related initiatives and implementation of VHA and Joint Commission.

Duties

• Duties: The Facility PMOP Coordinator will provide professional consultation to VA medical facility management concerning planning and coordination of the programmatic responsibilities related to policy and services in pain management - opioid safety - and PDMPs
• The duties for the Facility PMOP Coordinator include (but are not limited to): Working in close collaboration with the VISN PMOP Coordinator - Facility Pain POC - PACT Pain Champion - Academic Detailing pharmacists - the Pain Management Team (PMT)/Pain Clinic team members - and other facility stakeholders
• Supporting a high functioning Pain Committee that includes stakeholders from across the facility - and supporting subcommittees - task forces/work groups as indicated
• Developing processes/procedures to ensure implementation and compliance with national policy related to pain management - opioid safety - risk mitigation strategies - Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) - management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) - initiatives in compliance with national policy - clinical practice guidelines - and regulatory requirements
• Supporting review of community provider opioid prescribing practices as required by the MISSION Act Section 131
• Supporting Opiod Safety Initiative (OSI) reviews - data-based risk reviews for opioid exposed patients (including Stratification Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM) data based reviews) - and other interdisciplinary pain care forums
• Supporting and tracking full implementation of the Stepped Care Model for Pain Management (SCM-PM) - including a high functioning PMT/Pain Clinic at the facility - and access to tertiary pain center within the VISN including a CARF-accredited interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program
• Facilitating implementation of the OUD stepped care model within the facility - in particular for Step 1 of the Stepped Care for Opioid Use Disorder Train-the-Trainer (SCOUTT) program expansion - e.g. - within PMTs/Pain Clinics
• Supporting access to tertiary advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pain care modalities
• Supporting access to integrative health modalities
• Supporting and facilitating veteran outreach events - inclusive of women's health initiatives for pain management
• In addition to the above listed duties - the Facility PMOP coordinator is expected to be involved in clinical pain care delivery at their facility equivalent to 50% of their time
• Provides initial review and triage of all consults coming into the Pain Clinic
• Assists in Care coordination for all chronic pain veterans - to include those receiving care in the community
• Provide pre- and post-procedure education
• Comprehensive assessment of chronic pain patients
• Tracking and appropriate reporting of facility-based Opioid Safety metrics
• Assists PACT team and multi-disciplinary team with risk mitigating data collection (UDS - OSI - etc.)
• Builds collaborations amongst service lines to ensure safe pain practices
• Collaborates with members of both PACT and multi-disciplinary team to ensure smooth care transition
• Provides staff and veterans - and/or their family - education consistent with a multidisciplinary Whole Health approach
• Independently prescribes controlled substance medication per established policies and guidelines
• Participates in the Interdisciplinary Pain Team meetings - Pain Oversight Committee - OSI - Storm - etc
• Utilizes a patient-centered approach to care 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: 7:30am-4:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized