Nurse Practitioner

1 month ago


Lake City, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

As a Licensed Independent Provider, the Nurse Practitioner practices autonomously and in coordination with health care professionals and other individuals. The incumbent provides a wide range of health care services, including the diagnosis and management of acute, chronic, and complex health problems; health promotion; disease prevention; health education; and counseling to individuals, families, groups and communities. Must be an excellent communicator and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center.

Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Providing high-quality care, increasing access & improving outcomes for Veterans.
Obtaining and evaluating medical histories; performing physical examinations; performing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures; and ordering laboratory studies, radiographs, electrocardiograms, and other special examinations.
Making arrangements for further care if appropriate (e.g., by entering consults) and serving as a consultant to other providers.
Working collaboratively with all levels of staff including trainees (e.g., medical students, NP/RN students, PA students, interns, residents, etc.) and a multidisciplinary staff in a fast-paced educational, and collegial environment.
Developing and implementing evidence based nursing protocols and organizing educational activities targeted toward staff training and development.
Assessing, diagnosing, monitoring, promoting health and protection from disease, and managing the full range of various actual or potential psychiatric-mental health conditions, illnesses, disorders, including substance use disorders, and injuries of patients presenting to the Psychiatry Service.
Facilitating admissions of Psychiatry Service patients to the hospital using established processes; directly admit to MHSL Residential Treatment Programs, order VA specialty consults, and initiate requests for non-VA care.
Ordering and/or performing appropriate Psychiatry Service focused and related laboratory, imaging, and diagnostic tests, and integrating the results into clinical decision making.
Providing Psychiatry Service focused and related counseling and education to patients, families, and caregivers.
Triaging Psychiatry Service consultations and initiate/expedite added Psychiatry Service consultation for patients with Psychiatry Service-related conditions, illnesses, disorders, and injuries.
Managing acute and chronic Psychiatry Service-related conditions, with focus on health promotion, protection, and preservation, disease prevention, risk reduction, behavior modification, and patient education and counseling.
Prescribing, ordering, and administering formulary drugs in accordance with VA regulations, guidelines of the federal Controlled Substances Act, and state of licensure laws and regulations.
Conducting individual, group, and family therapy, performing crisis intervention services, emergency psychiatric evaluations, and initiating/implementing involuntary inpatient hospitalization procedures; order consults and placements for continued mental health (MH) and substance use disorders (SUD) specialty residential care; order consults and assessments for participation in MH and SUD programs.
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, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm


(Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs).


Telework:
Not Available


Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.


Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized


EDRP Authorized
: Contact the VISN 8 Compensation Center of Excellence at
VISN8CCOE@va.gov
if you have any questions or concerns.
Learn more


Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
: Not Authorized


Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required


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