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

Description

Summary

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

Duties

The Community Living Center (CLC) Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned residents.

The NP partners with the resident, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum.

This nurse practitioner has fundamental experience with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, integrating theoretical concepts, basic critical thinking skills, and technically skilled practice.

The Community Living Center (CLC) is a 38 private-bed inpatient unit located within the VA Medical Center. This position is Monday-Friday , no weekends, no holidays or call. The CLC takes care of a variety of veterans with complex care needs.

These include but are not limited to wound care, IV antibiotics, rehab, dialysis, mental health, chemo/radiation, hospice/palliative care, respite care, dementia, and skilled nursing.

Length of stay averages around 28 days for veteran on the CLC.

The Community Living Center is supported by many ancillary services and specialty care providers.

Interdisciplinary team includes but is not limited to nursing staff, social work, full time psychologists, chaplain, dietary, and rehab staff.

Regular care conferences and rounds occur on the unit to keep all team members, family and the veteran informed on the plan of care.

The NP is responsible for admissions, history & physicals, discharge coordination and summaries and intermittent rounds addressing changes in clinical status.

The Fargo VA Community Living Center is a 5 star facility and has been for the last several years. This facility provides outstanding care and services to veterans and families.

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


Work Schedule: Mon - Fri


Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.