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Nurse Practitioner - Community Living Center
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
This Nurse Practitioner (NP) will be practicing in the Rehabilitation, Extended and Community Care (RECC) Division, Community Living Center (CLC) Service. They provide care and/or services appropriate to the age of the patients being served, taking into consideration age-related differences of the various Veteran populations, and which is appropriate to the cognitive; emotional, and chronological maturation of the patient.
What You'll Do
- →THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION Independently manage medically complex adult and geriatric patients with multiple acute and chronic health conditions and developing individualized, evidence-based plans of care.
- →Recognize and manage changes in clinical condition, prioritize competing health concerns, and adjust treatment plans to optimize patient outcomes.
- →Prescribe and monitor pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions within scope of practice, including ongoing evaluation of treatment effectiveness and patient response.
- →Coordinate specialty referrals, consultations, transitions of care, and follow-up for patients with complex or evolving healthcare needs.
- →Collaborate closely with physicians, nursing staff, social workers, pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists, dietitians, mental health professionals, and other members of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- →Lead and actively contribute to interdisciplinary care planning, team-based clinical decision-making, and initiatives designed to improve continuity, quality, and timeliness of care.
- →This position must have a strong knowledge of age-related changes and the clinical, functional, cognitive, and safety needs of older adults, with an emphasis on maintaining function, independence, and quality of life.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
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: 082e11ef-f2a9-4aa0-be69-ce01d78624e6
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