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Advanced Practice Nurse - Hematology/Oncology
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 141 days ago
About the Role
St. Cloud VA Health Care System is seeking an Advanced Practice Nurse - Hematology/Oncology to serve Veterans at our Community Based Outpatient Clinic locations - Brainerd, Alexandria and Montevideo. This position is full-time, based out of the Alexandria, MN location, with at least 75% travel between all the clinics. This vacancy is posted as a Physician, Physician Assistant, and Advanced Practice Nurse for one position. Please apply to the appropriate announcement for consideration.
What You'll Do
- →The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
- →This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
- →As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
- →This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
- →This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
- →The Hematology/Oncology Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) functions directly to support the activities of Primary and Specialty Medicine (PSM).
- →The Hematology/Oncology APRN collaborates closely with providers, healthcare professionals, VA and non-VA health care providers and organizations.
- →He/she provides ongoing professional assessment, coordination, planning, and advocacy on behalf of the Veteran to ensure that necessary clinical services are received in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- →At the full performance level, Nurse III executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Leads and organizes delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning.
- →Uses advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in planning, decision making, and evaluating outcomes.
- →Functions as an expert in clinical practice and/or in areas related to the assigned roles and responsibilities.
- →Systematically evaluates current practice and formulates outcomes for groups of patients and/or organizational processes within area of expertise.
- →Guides, develops, and supports staff from a leadership perspective.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship: non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓English Language Proficiency.
- ✓In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 0f75371f-6177-4db2-8063-676ec9367039
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