Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse practices in Hematology/Oncology Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The incumbent provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: Admitting - evaluating - diagnosing - and providing treatment or consultative services to patients over the age of 18 years old - with hematologic or oncologic disease
• Conducting medical assessment including history - physical - and mental status examination
• Formulating diagnoses and treatment plan for acute and chronic hematologic and oncologic illness based upon exam findings and data collected for outpatient and inpatient
• Discharging and/or transferring patient care to appropriate service or medical center after consultation with the receiving provider and/or service
• Identifying needs of the individual - family or community as a result of the evaluation of the collected data
• Initiating and interpreting of lab tests - diagnostic studies - referrals - and consultations with or without triage as needed
• Managing of chronic medical problems such as - but not limited to diabetes mellitus - CAD - hypertension - and COPD
• Providing care for assigned oncology patients
• initiating and adjusting therapeutic regimen as needed
• Selecting - ordering - and/or administering both non-controlled and Scheduled II-IV controlled drug medications within specialty: Adheres to VA policy and is in accordance with local VA formulary - State - and Federal Regulations
• Management and administration of chemotherapy & biologic response modifiers
• Initiating oncology survivorship and care plans that follow National Comprehensive Care Network (NCCN) guidelines and/or specialist recommendations
• Management and administration of blood products
• Independently managing a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice
• Developing and implementing an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management
• Demonstrating leadership and working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team
• Ordering and interpreting labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiating referrals and consulting to specialty services
• Providing education to patients and their families
• Assessing and adjusting the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Work Schedule: Monday through Friday - 7:30AM to 4:00PM
• Compressed/Flexible: May be available
• Telework: Not available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
• 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards