Nurse Practitioner- Home Based Primary Care

Veterans Health Administration • Fort Wayne, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) practices in the Home Based Primary Care Service, providing a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and advancement of the Veterans Affairs mission. The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management as a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification, delivering evidence-based care to a patient population.

The role independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions, emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention. The Nurse Practitioner develops individualized plans for health and disease management, collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, orders and interprets diagnostic studies, prescribes interventions, and makes referrals. The position exemplifies the VA ICARE values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.

This is a full-time position with a Monday–Friday schedule from 0800 to 1630. Compressed or flexible scheduling and telework are not available; the position is not virtual. The role requires a post-master’s certificate, master’s, or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner from an appropriately accredited nursing program, an active and unrestricted NP license, and applicable national board certification. Nurse II is the entry grade and requires no experience; Nurse III requires one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to Nurse II.

The position involves direct patient care and may require walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, reaching, pushing, pulling, and moderate lifting or carrying up to 35 pounds, following Safe Patient Handling and Mobility guidelines. The VA describes a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential performance awards, paid time off, retirement, and federal insurance programs.

Requirements

• Post-master’s certificate, master’s degree, or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Graduate of a professional nursing school accredited by ACEN or CCNE when the program was completed; qualifying foreign education must have validated equivalency.
• 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.
• Applicable national board certification in the area of academic preparation, such as AGCNS-BC, AGACNP, or FNP, from ANCC, AANPCB, or another nationally recognized certifying body.
• For Nurse III qualification, one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to the Nurse II grade level; no experience is required for Nurse II.
• U.S. citizenship, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Pass required pre-employment screening, including applicable drug testing, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation.
• Participate in the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete the online onboarding and application requirements, including acceptable identification documentation.

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, diagnostic tests, and studies.
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiate referrals and consultations to specialty services.
• Provide education to patients and their families.
• Assess and adjust plans of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Use research and evidence-based practice to evaluate care delivery and contribute to improvements in care quality and timeliness.
• Acquire and share knowledge and skills relevant to the area of practice.
• Promote effective communication, professionalism, cooperation, and teamwork.
• 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, consisting of 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.
• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package.

What This Job Offers

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