Nurse Practitioner-- Home Base Primary Care

Summary

The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) is seeking a highly skilled & experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) to serve in our Home Base Primary Care (HBPC) Service at the Ventura CBOC. The NP will assess - coordinate - facilitate & deliver nursing care for patients utilizing the nursing process. Provides direct & indirect nursing care to patients & families. Accountable for adhering to established polices for standards of care & standards of practice.

Duties

• The Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) program provides interdisciplinary - comprehensive health care services to Veterans in their home
• HBPC patients are often older adults with multiple chronic medical conditions for whom travel outside the home to access clinic-based care may be difficult
• The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for assessing - diagnosing - planning - implementing - and evaluating direct and indirect health and quality of care for patients under their care
• The NP will drive a government vehicle from the VA campus to the homes of patients to provide them with primary care in the home setting
• Some patient care may be provided virtually (e.g
• via telephone or video visits)
• Position is located at the Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic in Ventura - CA
• Although the position is based out of the Ventura Outpatient Clinic - the NP will also be required to see patients occasionally outside of their assigned HBPC catchment area and be required to cross-cover for other GLA HBPC providers
• Required training may occur at any of the other HBPC locations (Sepulveda - LAACC - West Los Angeles)
• Duties include but are not limited to: Provides direct and indirect patient care - and works as a member of a healthcare team to oversee and coordinate medical care for a population of Veterans in the given practice setting
• Takes comprehensive histories - provide physical examinations and other health assessment and screening activities - diagnose - treat - and manage patients with acute and chronic illnesses and diseases
• Orders laboratory and imaging studies and integrate the results into clinical decision making
• Provides care management and clinical procedures and tasks consistent with licenses
• Prescribes medication and durable medical equipment
• Makes appropriate referrals for patients and families - and request consultations
• Aids in health promotion - disease prevention - health education - and counseling as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases
• Attends staff meetings - team meetings - committee meetings - and completes peer review evaluations
• Provides leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact patients and staff
• Manages program resources (financial - human - material - or informational) to facilitate safe - effective - and efficient care
• Implements educational plan to meet changing program or service needs for self and others
• Uses professional standards of care and practice to evaluate programs and/or service activities
• Consistently demonstrates positive effective customer service - communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers
• Provides active leadership in program-based performance improvement activities
• Participates in support of educational training of graduate students and other Allied trainees in related-fields
• Collaborates with others in research activities to improve 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: Monday - Friday 08:00 am to 04:30 p.m
• Tour may change based on facility's needs
• Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized