The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for the assessment, planning, and provision of care for patients enrolled in and receiving Primary Care services. The NP is responsible for collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team in order to provide care to a caseload of patients maintains excellent interpersonal relationships with interdisciplinary colleagues, clients and their families/significant others, and representatives from community organizations. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in an MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. ["VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The Nurse Practitioner collaborates, with other nurse practitioners and interdisciplinary team professionals at the local and regional level to initiate improvement in care delivery and to identify and resolve problems impacting on client care. Key responsibilities include: a. Assessing the status of patients, and planning, intervening and evaluating indicated actions; b. Engaging interdisciplinary team members in improving the treatment plans of their population of patients. c. Supporting a caring atmosphere within the Primary Care department for clients is the foremost concept. d. Providing and coordinating quality care to fulfill performance expectations; e. Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate goals and objectives for Primary Care. f. Facilitating optimal orientation and clinical competence of program staff through preceptor and mentor activities. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) for Primary Care is accountable to the ACOS, Primary Care. The Nurse Practitioner for Primary Care is administratively supervised by the section chief, Primary Care. The NP independently manages a panel of Primary Care patients and clinically collaborates with a physician assigned to Primary Care. Unless the Nurse Practitioner is under full practice authority status, they are supervised by a physician assigned to Primary Care. The NP is responsible for maintaining standards of practice set forth by the Department of Veterans Affairs and is responsible for maintaining competence in the areas of infection control, environmental safety, emergency response and information/patient confidentiality management. The NP works collaboratively with physicians and the interdisciplinary team in Primary Care to develop and implement individualized patient treatment plans. The NP functions within a Scope of Practice commensurate with training, demonstrated expertise and licensure. 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 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Not available Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]

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