Advanced Practice Nurse - Nurse Practitioner - Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence

Veterans Health Administration • Baltimore, MD

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About The Position

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices within the VA Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence and VAMHCS Neurology Service, providing advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management with an emphasis on quality, timeliness, and advancing the VA mission. The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who delivers evidence-based care to a patient population.

The role includes independently managing patients with acute and chronic health conditions, with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention. The NP develops individualized plans of care, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, orders and interprets diagnostic tests, prescribes interventions, initiates specialty referrals, educates patients and families, and adjusts care plans to support optimal outcomes. The position is full-time, with a work schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ad-hoc telework may be permitted at supervisory discretion; the position is not virtual. Compressed tours may be considered. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Requirements

• Graduate from a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE when the program was completed.
• Hold a post-master's certificate or master's or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Maintain an active, current, full, and unrestricted APN license to practice as an NP in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Maintain current basic board certification in an eligible specialty: FNP, ANP, AGPCNP, ACNP, AGACNP, or GNP, from ANCC, AANPCB, or another nationally recognized certifying body in the area of academic preparation.
• Meet the English-language proficiency requirement for direct patient care.
• Be a U.S. citizen, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Meet applicable federal employment conditions, including Selective Service registration where required, background/security investigation, pre-employment drug screening for testing-designated positions, and pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• For Nurse Practitioner III qualification, have one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to the Nurse II grade level; no experience is required for Nurse II.
• Complete application and onboarding requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in neurological, multiple sclerosis, and/or neuroimmunological clinical practice and management.
• Experience collaborating within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• Develop and implement individualized plans to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrate leadership and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
• Order and interpret laboratory work, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiate referrals and consultations to specialty services.
• Provide education to patients and their families.
• Assess and adjust plans of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate the VA ICARE core values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, consisting of 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level