Summary

This position is located at the Richard L. Roudebush VAMC Indianapolis - IN within Specialty Care Service. The incumbent practices as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Nurse Practitioner (NP) to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.

Duties

• Major duties and responsibilities of the position: - Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice - Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management - Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Primary Care Team and other interdisciplinary team members - Orders and interprets diagnostic studies - Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• - Initiates referrals/consults to specialty services - Provides education to patients and their families - Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes - Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: 8-4:30pm Mon - Friday Compressed/Flexible: May be authorized Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized