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Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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 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
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Clinical Functions: The incumbent PACT NP will be responsible for delivery of primary care to patients enrolled in the VAWNY HS staff site in Olean NY.
- →The provider will manage scheduled and unscheduled patients in an outpatient clinic setting.
- →The primary care provider is the clinical leader of the PACT team and is expected to work closely and coordinate patient care with other PACT team members, including nursing and clerical staff.
- →The Primary care NPs will participate in daily huddles with other team members for optimal patient care management. and participate in primary care systems redesign projects.
- →The primary care NP is assigned a panel of patients to manage under PCMM guidelines; recommended panel size is calculated based on patient complexity, support staff and room availability.
- →Major Duties of this position may include, but are not limited to: Provide outpatient care for primary care patients, including routine scheduled visits and urgent visits.
- →Typically, these duties are designated at the time of joining but may be assigned in the course of employment in response to new initiatives.
- →In some circumstance, incumbant may be assigned Float PACT NPs duties to cover for absences of other PACT providers, a Primary care NPs may be responsible for supervision, education and evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Residents and medical students in the outpatient primary care setting.
- →Primary care NPs will regularly attend primary care staff meetings, departmental and medical staff meetings.
- →All NPs need to follow departmental and VHA policies for leave and attendance.
- →Annual Leave should be requested as far in advance as possible and with at least a 45 day notice to minimize patient cancellations.
- →All unscheduled absences must be properly communicated, and patients should be rescheduled within time frame as specified in department's policies.
- →Timely documentation (notes and encounter forms) is necessary in all areas in accordance with facility policy.
- →All administrative work should be completed in a timely fashion.
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 dentification 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
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