Advanced Practice Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Battle Creek, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is recruiting an Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) for its Community Living Center Hospice/Palliative Care unit. The position provides evidence-based care to patients referred to palliative care and hospice clinics and consultation services. The Nurse Practitioner is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification. The role requires meeting the applicable education, licensure, and certification requirements. It is a permanent, excepted-service position; the announcement describes Nurse II and Nurse III qualification levels.

Requirements

• Post-master's certificate, master's degree, or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Graduation from a professional nursing school approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE when the program was completed; foreign nursing education must meet the stated degree-equivalency validation requirements.
• 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: FNP, ANP, AGPCNP, ACNP, AGACNP, or GNP, from ANCC, AANPCB, or another nationally recognized certifying body in the area of academic preparation.
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English for direct patient care.
• U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Subject to background and security investigation; selected applicants must complete onboarding and provide acceptable identification.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation and participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• For Nurse III qualification, one year of specialized Nurse Practitioner experience equivalent to Nurse II is required.
• Meet application requirements described in the announcement's Required Documents section.
• Applicants selected for VA employment in a testing-designated position are subject to pre-appointment urinalysis; refusal results in denial of employment.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention through 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.
• Educate patients and their families.
• Assess and adjust plans of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Exemplify the ICARE core values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
• At Nurse III level, lead and implement changes to improve quality and timeliness of patient care; initiate and lead interdisciplinary teams; and disseminate acquired knowledge and skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k), with VA contributions up to 5%.
• 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