Nurse Practitioner - Togus, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

This position may be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

This Nurse Practitioner position is in the Specialty Care Service at the VA Togus, ME location. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Included but are not limited to:

• Diagnoses, treats and manages patients with Pulmonary and Sleep-related illnesses
• Admits, discharges patients; completes history and physical examinations, progress notes, and discharge summaries
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care
• Obtains complete health data base that includes a health history, physical examination, screening and diagnostic evaluation which includes but, is not limited to laboratory tests, radiological studies, cardiology studies, ECG/EEG, and nuclear medicine exams
• Assessment and interpretation of health data by identifying wellness and risk factors and variations from norms
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient transition through the continuum of care, patient and family education, patient self management after discharge, and supporting factors that impact customer satisfaction
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines
• Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team
• Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs

Work Schedule: Full-Time

Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized.

Telework: Not Authorized.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

EDRP Authorized: May Be Authorized. Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Notifications:

• This position is a Bargaining Unit position.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is in the Excepted Service.

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory