Nurse Practitioner- Palliative Care

Summary

The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center is recruiting for a Nurse Practitioner- Palliative Care. The NP practices to provide a full range of services in outpatient/inpatient settings emphasizing quality - timeliness & the advancement of the mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice - consultation & management. The NP practices to the full extent of their education - training - & certification.

Duties

• The NP has prescriptive authority for a panel of patients or program as indicated by their position or assigned by their supervisor
• The major duties include - but are not limited to: Independently manages or in collaboration with attending physician(s) - a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with 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 the interdisciplinary team
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services
• Provide End-Of-Life care and symptom management to all patients in an inpatient and outpatient setting
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Provider is committed to delivering compassionate - timely and Veteran-centered care through multidisciplinary palliative care teams
• These teams support Veterans in VA hospitals - community living centers (CLCs) and even remotely via telehealth services
• Provides medical services to veterans on an Outpatient - Inpatient or assigned by the supervisor as needed at the John D Dingell VAMC under GEC service
• 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: Monday-Friday - 8:00a-4:30p Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized