Summary

The Podiatry Surgery Division in Surgical Care at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System is seeking a dynamic and experienced Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) to join our excellent team of providers. The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) practices in the Podiatry Surgery Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The APN provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.

Duties

• The Minneapolis VA Health Care System (VAHCS) is a teaching hospital providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology - as well as education and research
• Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care - tertiary care and long-term care in areas of medicine - surgery - psychiatry - physical medicine and rehabilitation - neurology - oncology - dentistry - geriatrics and extended care
• Podiatry Wound APN Responsibilities Performs physical examinations - assess - diagnose surgical - vascular neuropathic - and diabetic foot ulcers
• Triages and responds to complex wound consults in the outpatient and inpatient settings
• Obtains history and physical examinations on patients
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests and consultations - and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions independently and in collaboration with attending DPM and/or MD
• Provides wound care services including debridement of ulcers - biologic product application and other advanced wound therapies
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals and therapeutic devices - (orthotics - prosthetic devices - plaster casts - immobilization devices - etc.)
• Provides medical treatment of dermatoses - bacterial wound infections - and other infectious wound processes
• Consults infectious disease and surgical specialty staff physicians as clinically indicated
• Participates in appropriate consultation - referral - and co-management of patients with complicated systemic conditions
• Works alongside and assists in Operating Room procedures - including debridement - amputation - and limb salvage surgeries
• Actively participates in Quality Improvement activities and Wound Service advancement
• Provides Health promotion - disease prevention patient education programs and services
• Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care
• Supports and advocates for the Prevention of Amputations in Veterans Everywhere (PAVE) program
• Leads and/or participates in innovative wound care programs - i.e. - wound telehealth
• Obtains and maintains all medical staff appointments and clinical privileges as required by the hospital
• Abides by and complies with all codes of ethics - rules - regulations - and procedures adopted or established - from time to time - by the hospital and all applicable governmental or licensing authorities
• Complies with the requirements and standards of The Joint Commission and any other accrediting agencies designated as well as all applicable laws - rules - and regulations
• Cooperates with hospital in implementing new procedures - controls - and systems to promote and facilitate quality - cost controls - reimbursement functions - standardization of products and equipment - and any other requests made by hospital
• Provides effective and timely communications to referring or admitting surgeon physicians - patient and family concerning the clinical status of each cared for by the Podiatry Wound APN
• Follows and abides by the VHA Standards of Conduct
• Other duties as assigned
• 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 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized