Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

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

• This Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care position is located within Primary Care at the Jamaica Plain - MA campus
• This position is full-time at 40 hours per week
• This is a multidisciplinary posting for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
• To apply for the Physician Assistant posting - please apply through this announcement: CBTD-12965718-26-CB
• The incumbent is accountable for the management and evaluation of a designated cohort of patients under his/her care
• They provide comprehensive preventative and wellness care - as well as the spectrum of acute - episodic - chronic and end-of-life care to Veterans
• They utilize advanced skills in assessment - problem identification and clarification - treatment - planning and implementation of the patient's treatment plan
• The incumbent works in collaboration with other members of the health care team to design and/or continuously improve the quality of care delivered to veterans
• Duties include - but are not limited to: Provide nursing and medical services to Veterans and their families/caregivers in both individual and group settings
• Designs - implements and revises interdisciplinary patient-driven holistic care plan for life
• Maintains knowledge and skills to maintain expertise in area of practice
• Accepts personal responsibility for ongoing professional development related to NP competence - including - but not limited to - continuing education related to prescriptive authority and health management
• Uses professional standards of care and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities
• Demonstrates professional behavior (i.e. - respect - civility - ability to accept constructive criticism) - effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Uses team process to identify - analyze and resolve care problems
• Communicates appropriately and regularly with the Team let for continuity of care with patient's life plan
• Fulfills group practice provider responsibilities
• Uses a body of research to validate and/or change work group practice
• Promotes patient and personnel safety
• Integrates biopsychosocial concepts - cognitive skills - cultural - population and age-specific patient characteristics to provide holistic care
• Maintains a work environment that honors diversity
• Coaches colleagues in team building
• Makes sustained contributions to health care by sharing expertise
• Work Schedule: Day shift Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Karen.Chapman@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Notifications: Current or former employees must submit copies of their most recent Sf-50 - (Notice of Personnel Action)
• The SF-50 must identify the position title - series - grade - step - tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted)
• In some cases - more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held
• This position is in the Excepted Service
• Veterans preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees
• May be subject to satisfactory completion of our credentialing process
• 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards