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APN (Nurse Practitioner)- Residency Program Director
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
The APN (Nurse Practitioner)- Residency Program Director position is located at the Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center, VA St. Louis Health Care System, St. Louis, MO. The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) IV Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PCNP) Residency Program Director (RPD) practices in the Primary Care Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and advancing the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission.
What You'll Do
- →The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) IV Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PCNP) Residency Program Director (RPD) executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or disciplines and influence the organization's mission and health care.
- →The PCNP RPD practices to the full extent of their education, training, and certification.
- →The PCNP RD leads the Nurse Practitioner Residency Program in Primary Care (NPPR-PC) to provide a supportive environment for nurse practitioners as they transition into their new role as licensed independent providers in primary care.
- →The PCNP RPD is characterized as a senior level leader who is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification.
- →Major duties and responsibilities of the position: Responsible for the management, structure, and administration of the APN clinical trainee program.
- →Ensure program compliance with the VA Office of Academic Affiliation (OAA) standards and accrediting bodies of sponsoring affiliated institutions while activities are being held at VA facilities.
- →Develop, implement, and enhance APN clinical education training program.
- →Precepting APNs.
- →Setting up continuing education for local VA APNs.
- →Participate in community health events.
- →Serve as an APN Assistant or Coordinator in a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) residency program or stipend program.
- →Serve as a member or staff of an academic APN program.
- →Coordinate the clinical educational needs of nurse practitioner students in Primary Care.
- →This includes providing communication with academic affiliates and with nursing services to assist in the educational needs of these students for clinical placements.
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.
- ✓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
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