Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Home Based PC Geriatrics and Extended Care

Veterans Health Administration • Chesapeake, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) position is located in the Veterans Health Administration’s Hampton Virginia VAMC, Geriatrics and Extended Care Service, North Battlefield VA Clinic. The nurse practitioner provides comprehensive nursing care to Veterans, including patients with complex care needs, and is accountable for individual nursing practice and appropriate delegation of tasks. The role uses the nursing process and clinical assessments to plan therapeutic, educational, preventive, and rehabilitative care.

The position includes assessing patients, formulating differential diagnoses, initiating interventions, referring Veterans to specialty clinics when indicated, and advising and counseling individuals, families, and groups about health care needs and prevention. The nurse practitioner collaborates with other disciplines to support continuity of care and completes timely discharge summaries and discharges patients from care effectively.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework and virtual work are not available. The role may involve providing care in patients’ homes or other off-site locations using a GSA vehicle. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as permanent change of station benefits, are not authorized.

Requirements

• Possess a post-master’s certificate, master’s degree, or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Graduate from a professional nursing school approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE when the program was completed, or meet the stated foreign-education equivalency requirements.
• Maintain an active, current, full, and unrestricted advanced practice nurse license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Maintain full and current basic board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, or Gerontology Nurse Practitioner from ANCC, AANPCB, or another nationally recognized certifying body in the area of academic preparation.
• Be proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Possess a current, valid state-issued driver’s license.
• Meet the Nurse III qualification requirement, if applying at that grade: one year of specialized Nurse Practitioner experience equivalent to Nurse II.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements, subject to the stated VA policy exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Complete required pre-employment screening, including applicable drug testing, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation/examination; comply with the seasonal influenza vaccination program and other onboarding requirements.
• Meet selective service registration requirements, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide and remain accountable for individual nursing practice, delegating tasks appropriately and consistently with the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Provide a full range of nursing care to patients with complex care needs using the nursing process and ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Use clinical assessments to develop plans of care addressing therapeutic, educational, preventive, and rehabilitative needs.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including health histories, physical examinations, evaluation of deviations from normal, age-specific disease screening, immunizations, and health counseling.
• Formulate differential diagnoses and initiate appropriate interventions based on physical findings.
• Refer Veterans to specialty clinics when indicated.
• Advise, teach, and counsel individuals, families, and groups regarding identified health care needs and prevention of illness and injury.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure continuity of care.
• Complete comprehensive and timely discharge summaries in accordance with Medical Center policy.
• Discharge patients from care in a timely and effective manner.
• Drive a GSA vehicle to provide care in home settings or other off-site locations.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year, comprising 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 federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

What This Job Offers

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