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Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Pain Management Clinic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) in the Comprehensive Pain Management Service is to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. This position will be located at the Dover, DE and is a part of the Pain Management team which is located in the Geriatrics & Extended Care Service Line.
What You'll Do
- →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 multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Service Team fosters an attitude of cooperation, shared decision making and shared responsibilities.
- →Clinical approach is based on a philosophy that the chronic pain experience involves interactions between pathophysiological, cultural, emotional, social, perceptual and spiritual aspects of patients' lives.
- →Management is achieved through comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment by the Interdisciplinary Pain Team members often utilizing joint visits with interprofessional team members.
- →All team members promote self-care and enlist the participation of patients in setting realistic goals and actively participating in the treatment planning process.
- →The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients.
- →Major duties and responsibilities of the position: Functions in an advanced level of nursing practice characterized with complex clinical decision making, is an expert clinical and patient advocate in pain management 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.
- →Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
- →Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the Pain interdisciplinary team, provides specialized consultation and collaboration with physicians, licensed independent practitioners, peers and others in the health care community to develop, implement, and assure continuity of individualized treatment plans Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
- →Performs comprehensive history and physical examinations and initiate treatment when indicated for acute and chronic medical conditions Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
- →Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.
- →Provides education to patients and their families.
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 identification 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).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 935e85ab-a734-4ff4-9de0-277e335f17da
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