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Nurse Practitioner - Clinical Nursing Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 5 days ago
About the Role
The Nurse Practitioner - Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) practices in Nursing Operations and Excellence to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The CNS provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. The CNS is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients.
What You'll Do
- →THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION Major duties and responsibilities of the position: Independently manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
- →Develop and implement an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
- →Demonstrate leadership and work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.
- →Order and interpret labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
- →Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
- →Make appropriate referrals for patients and families.
- →Initiate referrals/consults to specialty services.
- →Provide education to patients and their families.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authrorized
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 evaluation.
- ✓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: 65679209-b23d-4d10-bc4d-ab6317089e81
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