Job Listing
Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care Residency Program Director
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 48 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but not limited to: The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) 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.
- →The PCNP RPD practices to the full extent of their education, training, and certification.
- →The PCNP RPD is responsible for the management, structure, and administration of the Primary Care NP post-graduate clinical trainee program.
- →The incumbent develops, implements, and enhances NP clinical education training programs and ensures 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.
- →Required experience may include one or more of the following educational assignments: precepting APNs or medical students, setting up continuing education for local VA APNs, serving as an APN Assistant or Coordinator in a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) residency program or stipend program, and/or serving as a member or staff of an academic APN program.
- →The NP will serve in both roles as PCNP RPD and primary care provider managing a panel of patients.
- →The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients.
- →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.
- →Major duties and responsibilities of the position: Manages clinical and administrative aspects of the Primary Care NP clinical residency program.
- →Supervises Primary Care Nurse Practitioner post-graduate residents in multiple clinical settings.
- →Ensures program compliance with the VA OAA standards and accrediting bodies of sponsoring affiliated institutions and facilitates mandatory reports for OAA funded programs.
- →Collaborates with organizational leaders and interdisciplinary clinicians in carrying out the functions and activities of the residency program.
- →Oversees didactic instruction and mentorship of resident Quality Improvement projects.
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: 877a0542-a3ed-4e1d-a0cf-00bae455cef8
Posted via USAJobs