Summary

Northern Arizona VA Health Care System is looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join the Acute Care team!

Duties

• Duties include - but are not limited to: Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice
• Provides assessments - evaluations - and care coordination of Veterans
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the team
• Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Aides in health promotion - disease prevention - and health education
• Initiates referrals/consults for services - serving as a VA and community liaison
• Provides education to patients and their families
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Provides consultation regarding Veterans with medicine specialty problems
• Meet standards and regulatory requirements - such as Joint Commission - Performance Measures - and Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in planning - implementation - and evaluation of medical care for Veterans
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence 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: Full-time
• This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments - as this is a 24/7 hospital
• Some positions require rotation of tours or indefinite work on non-administrative tours as established by the immediate supervisor
• Not all duties may be listed - so other duties may be assigned
• Telework: Not available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.