Nurse Practitioner/apn - Hines, United States - US Veterans Health Administration

US Veterans Health Administration
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Hines, United States

3 weeks ago

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Duties:

The NP practices to the full extent of their education, training, and certification. Core functions are outlined in the clinical privileges that correspond with this position. The NP has prescriptive authority for a panel of patients or program as indicated by their position.


The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients.

1) Establishes a medical diagnosis based on comprehensive assessment
2) Makes advanced clinical decisions
3) Has DEA prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatments and therapies in accordance with state and federal and laws and regulations
4) Provides leadership in coordination of multidisciplinary health care for an integrated delivery of care of the veteran
5) Facilitates/coordinates use of systems/community resources to implement and enhance care across the continuum
6) Analyzes outcomes (related to organizational care delivery and populations served) to make recommendations for improvements in care delivery systems across the care settings
7) Conducts, critically appraises or synthesizes research that discovers, examines and evaluates knowledge, theories, criteria and creative approaches to improve health care practices
8) Provides leadership in developing care models to manage chronic care issues
9) Develops and implements education programs for veterans, staff and other health care providers. 10) Assesses, engages and obtains clinical information from multi-disciplinary team, patient and/or family to develop an appropriate patient educational plan
11) Maintain knowledge of immunosuppression management and protocol adjustment of medications related to specific transplant type, co-morbid factors and time from transplant
12) Assess, plan and evaluate interventions for patient in the clinic or for those followed remotely
13) Facilitates patient's entry and exit from various health care systems by establishing and maintaining liaison with a variety of medical specialists and associated staff within this facility, other VA facilities, VA Transplant Centers and non-VA transplant facilities

Clinical core privileges will include:

the admission, management, treatment, ordering, performing, and interpreting labs, radiography, and other diagnostic tests, renal replacement therapy, discharge planning, and discharge for acute and chronic diseases in an adult inpatient hospice/palliative population, to include coverage through management of patients requiring subacute rehabilitation and geriatric-psychiatry inpatient care.

The NP sets performance goals for the team, monitors and evaluates outcomes and performance measures, ensuring that policies, procedures and program services are consistent with professional standards and with the mission and vision of VA Hospital Transplant Programs, and VA Central Office


This includes:

Activation and oversight for Quality Assessment and Improvement activities according to hospital QM policy and regulatory standards, and implementation of hospital policies regarding lodging of transplant patients, organ and tissue donation, and referral of transplantation patients to Hines VA Hospital Transplant Program.

Incumbent further ensures programmatic compliance with all standards, policies, directives, mandates, and regulations, including Joint Commission, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), and other appropriate regulatory agency standards governing the standards and management of transplant programs.

The NP may provide on call services for issues relating to post kidney transplant care.

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


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


Work Schedule:
Monday thru Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm

Compressed/Flexible:
Not Available

Telework:
Ad-Hoc Telework may be available as determined by agency policy

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.


Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):Not Authorized**
Financial Disclosure Report:Not required**
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:


  • U.S. Citizenship; noncitizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/195
  • You may be required to serve a
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