Advanced Practice Nurse - Home Based Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Veterans Health Administration • Minneapolis, MN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Special Population PACT Aligned Care Team Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) provides primary care to an assigned panel of Veterans in accordance with licensure privileges, scope of practice, or functional statement. The Nurse Practitioner performs physical assessments, therapeutic problem solving, counseling, consultation, and collaborative case management with an interdisciplinary team. The role includes facilitating homecare referrals and recommendations to support Veterans’ ongoing needs.

The position is with the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, a Complexity Level-1A tertiary teaching health care organization providing inpatient and outpatient multidisciplinary care in an Integrated Clinical Community structure. The organization includes Primary Care, Specialty Medicine, Surgical Care, Behavioral and Mental Health, and Rehabilitation and Extended Care services.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Compressed or flexible schedules are not authorized. Telework is situational and ad hoc; this is not a virtual position. Relocation, recruitment incentives, and permanent change of station are not authorized.

Applicants must meet the education, licensing, and certification requirements for an Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner). A post-master’s certificate or master’s or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner is required, along with graduation from an appropriately accredited professional nursing program. Applicants must hold and maintain an active, current, full, and unrestricted APRN license and current basic board certification in an eligible nurse practitioner specialty. Nurse II is the entry grade and requires no experience beyond the basic requirements. Nurse III requires one year of specialized APN experience equivalent to Nurse II.

Requirements

• A post-master’s certificate, master’s degree, or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Graduation from a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of program completion, or validated foreign education equivalency as specified in the announcement.
• An active, current, full, and unrestricted APRN license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Current, full 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.
• BLS certification is required; it may be obtained upon hire.
• For Nurse III consideration, one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to the Nurse II grade level.
• U.S. citizenship, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English for direct patient care.
• Subject to applicable selective service registration, background and security investigation, pre-employment drug testing for testing-designated positions, and a pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA health care personnel.
• Selected applicants must complete the online onboarding process and required application documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care to an assigned panel of Veterans in accordance with licensure privileges, scope of practice, or functional statement.
• Perform physical assessments and engage in therapeutic problem solving, counseling, and consultation.
• Provide independent or collaborative case management.
• Order, interpret, and follow up on diagnostic tests.
• Initiate consultations to other disciplines.
• Collaborate with physicians and other members of the health care team.
• Prescribe medications and other therapies within the guidelines of the specific practice agreement.
• Teach patients, families, staff, and students.
• Triage patients and use a collaborative team approach to identify, analyze, and resolve patient care problems.
• Facilitate homecare referrals and make recommendations to support Veterans’ ongoing needs.
• Use research and evidence-based practice to evaluate care delivery and contribute to improvements in care quality and timeliness.
• Participate in and, at the Nurse III level, initiate or lead interdisciplinary teams and improvement efforts.

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