What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practice Nurse (Primary Care) position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
This position is located at the Royal C Johnson VA Health Care System in Sioux Falls - South Dakota. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred every 2 weeks until the announcement closes on May 21 - 2026.
Duties
This position is located at the Royal C Johnson VA Health Care System in Sioux Falls - South Dakota. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred every 2 weeks until the announcement closes on May 21 - 2026.
Duties
- Reviews consults - completes patient history - examination - diagnosis - treatment and education for new and follow up patient visits
- Documents in SOAP (Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan) format - respond to Clinical Reminders - and order appropriate lab tests and studies by Provider Order Entry
- Responsible for interpreting as appropriate and the implementation of results & recommendations from studies ordered
- Initiates and adjusts medications as medically necessary - practices & maintains skills in EKG - and recommends appropriate follow up
- Completes electronic encounter for each visit and conducts telephone clinics and responds to patient phone calls as appropriate
- Respects time commitments - provides customer service appropriate to VA standards - and provides patient care through face to face visits and other modalities (group clinics - telephone clinics - secure messaging - etc.)
- Performs oversight of primary care clinical studies to include appropriate scheduling of patients - patient flow - safety - quality management - capacity - backlogs - results reporting - wait times - and consults
- Utilizes PACT and ACA principles - assists in meeting Performance Measures for Primary Care outpatient clinics - and coordinates care for patients as appropriate between specialty medicine - mental health - surgical/surgical sub-specialty - extended care and rehabilitation - community - and other ancillary services
- Maintains awareness of costs incurred for fee basis - contracting - and VA care
- Balances costs and productivity with quality patient care and customer service
- Participates in Peer Review and works as a team with medical doctor - nursing - technicians - administration - lab - pharmacy - dieticians - and ancillary staff
- Completes CME - TMS - HIPAA - Security training - and other training as mandated by VA
- Serves on committees - teams - workgroups - and chart reviews as requested/approved by administration
- Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
- Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
- Learn more 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
- 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: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm
Salary : $96,007 - $150,662