Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Dermatology

Veterans Health Administration • Fort Detrick, MD

17d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dermatology Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APN) practices in Medical Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. The position is located at the Frederick, Maryland, Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

The APN independently or collaboratively provides comprehensive dermatology care to outpatients, including evaluations, consultations, examinations, diagnosis, follow-up, medical record documentation and record-keeping, and correspondence. The role includes treating and managing skin disorders using standard, usual, and acceptable methods and techniques, and performing minor procedures such as biopsies, shave biopsies, simple excisions, electrodessication, cryotherapy, intralesional injections, and Botox injections for medical conditions.

The position manages patients with acute and chronic health conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention through evidence-based practice. It develops and implements individualized care plans, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, and exemplifies VA’s ICARE values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

Requirements

• Post-master’s certificate, master’s degree, or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Graduate of 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 have nurse practitioner degree equivalency validated through a recognized evaluation agency.
• Active, current, full, and unrestricted APN license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Maintain current, full basic board certification as an FNP, ANP, AGPCNP, ACNP, AGACNP, or GNP from ANCC, AANPCB, or another nationally recognized certifying body in the area of academic preparation.
• For Nurse Practitioner III qualification: meet the basic education requirement and have one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to Nurse II.
• Demonstrate proficiency in evidence-based clinical care and patient-panel management, effective communication, professional behavior, teamwork, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Meet U.S. citizenship requirements, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English for direct patient care.
• Pass required pre-employment drug screening and physical evaluation; comply with background/security investigation and seasonal influenza vaccination requirements.
• Meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete required application and online onboarding processes.

Nice To Haves

• APRN experience and/or experience in Dermatology.

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.
• Educate patients and their families.
• Assess and adjust plans of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Provide comprehensive dermatology care to outpatients, including evaluations, consultations, examinations, diagnosis, follow-up, medical record documentation and record-keeping, and correspondence.
• Treat and manage skin disorders using standard, usual, and acceptable methods and techniques.
• Perform minor procedures, including biopsies, shave biopsies, simple excisions, electrodessication, cryotherapy, intralesional injections, and Botox injections for medical conditions.
• Exemplify the ICARE core values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
• 50 days of paid time off per year: 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 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