Advance Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

Veterans Health Administration • Martinez, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner practices in Podiatry, Vascular, and Wound Clinics under Surgical Service. The position provides a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and advancement of the Veterans Affairs mission. The nurse practitioner independently manages patients with acute and chronic health conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention through evidence-based practice. The role develops individualized care plans, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, orders and interprets diagnostic studies, prescribes interventions, initiates referrals, and educates patients and their families.

The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, with a negotiable schedule. Telework is not available, and the position is not virtual. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position may qualify for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to eligibility and application review. EDRP may provide up to $200,000 in student loan reimbursement over one to five years; former EDRP participants are ineligible.

Applicants must meet the applicable education, licensure, and board-certification requirements for an Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner). The position may be filled at Nurse II, for which no experience is required, or Nurse III, which requires one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to Nurse II. A temporary appointment as a Graduate Nurse Technician may be available to otherwise qualified candidates who lack required licensure and/or certification, for a period not to exceed one year and a day.

The role requires physical activities typical of advanced practice nursing, including physical assessment and potentially extended periods of walking, standing, or sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, or kneeling. Duties may include standing for significant periods while assisting patients and following safe patient handling and mobility protocols.

Requirements

• Graduate from an approved school of professional nursing and hold a post-master's certificate, master's degree, or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Maintain an active, current, full, and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Maintain current basic board certification in an eligible Nurse Practitioner specialty from ANCC, AANPCB, or another nationally recognized certifying body in the area of academic preparation.
• Demonstrate English language proficiency for direct patient care.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• For Nurse III qualification, have one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to the Nurse II grade level; no experience is required for Nurse II.
• Meet pre-employment requirements, including applicable drug screening, background/security investigation, identification and onboarding requirements, physical evaluation, and seasonal influenza vaccination.
• Be able to perform physical activities associated with advanced practice nursing, potentially including extended walking, standing, or sitting, moderate lifting, repeated bending, and kneeling.

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 tests, other tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiate referrals and consultations to specialty services.
• Provide education to patients and their families.
• Evaluate patient-care delivery using research and evidence-based practice and contribute to changes that improve care quality and timeliness.
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams and processes that positively affect patient outcomes.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program student loan reimbursement of up to $200,000, subject to eligibility and approval
• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting
• Federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many programs can be carried into retirement

What This Job Offers

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