Advanced Practical Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Home Health Care

Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Home Health Care Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.

Duties

• The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients
• Provides generalized medical care to Veterans within Home Health Care associated departments
• Major duties and responsibilities of the position: 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 as part of an interdisciplinary team and in accordance with the Home Based Primary Care National Directive 1411
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team
• Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiates referrals and 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
• Consistently incorporates Caritas processes
• CLINICAL PRACTICE: Influences and models the delivery of evidence-based health care - demonstrating expertise in the ability to manage a patient panel - population - or program
• Expectations: 1
• Independently practices as a NP providing a full range of care utilizing treatment guidelines in the delivery of high-quality care
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• Collaborates with patients - families - and health care practitioners to develop - implement treatment plans - and evaluate health outcomes
• 3
• Demonstrates critical thinking in assessing and managing complex clinical situations
• 4
• Leads the delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice - improving outcomes of panel/program
• 5
• Actively incorporates Caritas processes
• LEADERSHIP: Initiates and leads interdisciplinary teams informed by structured approaches and processes to improve outcomes that positively impact care for a patient panel - population - or program
• Expectations: 1
• Demonstrates positive effective communication skills and professionalism that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers
• 2
• Works effectively as a leader in planning and facilitating systematic change to improve outcomes
• 3
• Collaborates with stakeholders to improve patient care - staff development - and performance measures
• 4
• Participates as a member or leader in formal/informal workgroups or interdisciplinary teams
• 5
• Leads within a High Reliability Organization (HRO) framework
• 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 - 4:00pm with rotating weekends/holidays/shifts
• Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized