Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care - Gallup

United States Department of Veterans Affairs•Gallup, NM

3d•Onsite

About The Position

A Recruitment / Relocation Incentive is offered for this position. The New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS) Ambulatory Care Service is seeking qualified applicants to join our team. We are seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive authority to function as part of the Gallup Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) - Ambulatory Care Service Line. Multi Disciplinary Position - Physician Assistant Announcement # 12800468 This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply The New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS) Ambulatory Care Service is seeking qualified applicants to join our team We are seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive authority to function as part of the Gallup Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) - Ambulatory Care Service Line Duties include but are not limited to: The incumbent serves as a Nurse Practitioner providing comprehensive outpatient care for a panel of adult patients through a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Model - also utilizing Tele-health as a resource of providing care Serves as a provider who is highly skilled in the management of a patient's primary care needs or sub specialty evaluation and treatment responsible to contribute to the achievement of quality of care standards - efficiency - process improvement and patient satisfaction writes orders for diagnostic testing prescribed medications and consultation to specialty services utilizing computer-keyboarding techniques The incumbent conducts new employee physicals when required and assesses employee work related injuries Successful candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive primary care services to a defined panel of patients This includes history taking - physical examination - ordering of laboratories and diagnostic studies - diagnosis - and formulation of treatment plans for acute and chronic conditions within the scope of Internal Medicine or Family Medicine practice The candidate will document all medical information in an electronic medical record Treatment will include prescription of medications within the guidelines of the VA formulary - referral to specialty care services as appropriate - admission to hospital care when indicated - and patient education and counseling The incumbent will practice within the context of a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) responsible for sharing responsibility so that patients will always have access to care within the team Incumbents may be responsible to collaborate with other nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants on their team who function as providers to their own panels of patients The incumbent is responsible to contribute to the achievement of quality of care standards - efficiency - process improvement - and patient satisfaction within the Gallup CBOC - particularly to his/her assigned panel of patients The candidate is expected to practice in accordance within accepted professional standards - organizational values - and with a commitment to excellent customer service

Responsibilities

providing comprehensive outpatient care for a panel of adult patients through a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Model - also utilizing Tele-health as a resource of providing care
management of a patient's primary care needs or sub specialty evaluation and treatment responsible to contribute to the achievement of quality of care standards - efficiency - process improvement and patient satisfaction
writes orders for diagnostic testing prescribed medications and consultation to specialty services utilizing computer-keyboarding techniques
conducts new employee physicals when required and assesses employee work related injuries
providing comprehensive primary care services to a defined panel of patients This includes history taking - physical examination - ordering of laboratories and diagnostic studies - diagnosis - and formulation of treatment plans for acute and chronic conditions within the scope of Internal Medicine or Family Medicine practice
document all medical information in an electronic medical record
Treatment will include prescription of medications within the guidelines of the VA formulary - referral to specialty care services as appropriate - admission to hospital care when indicated - and patient education and counseling
practice within the context of a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) responsible for sharing responsibility so that patients will always have access to care within the team
collaborate with other nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants on their team who function as providers to their own panels of patients
contribute to the achievement of quality of care standards - efficiency - process improvement - and patient satisfaction within the Gallup CBOC - particularly to his/her assigned panel of patients
practice in accordance within accepted professional standards - organizational values - and with a commitment to excellent customer service