Summary

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.

Duties

• The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in the Anesthesiology - Perioperative and Pain Medicine Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission
• The NP provides care coordination - as well as advanced clinical practice to veterans with chronic pain conditions
• Major duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to: Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on coordinating multimodal evaluations of patients with complex chronic pain conditions consistent with the Stepped Care Model of Pain Medicine (SCMPM)
• Develops and implements individualized chronic pain care plans with the possible use of controlled substances
• Reviews patients with high-risk opioid prescriptions and offers temporary management recommendations to primary care and other clinical providers
• Developing individualized pain care plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary tea (e.g. - physicians - physical therapists - psychologists)
• Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Perform and/or assist with interventional pain management procedures - such as trigger point injections - nerve blocks - or other minimally invasive techniques with/without ultrasound guidance
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Receives and triages specialty chronic pain consults
• Initiates referrals and consults to other specialty services
• Providing education to patients and their families about chronic pain management strategies - treatment options - and self-care techniques
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Collecting and analyzing data to assess the effectiveness of pain management programs and identify areas for improvement
• 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: Full-Time - Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized