Advanced Practice Nurse - Primary Care

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.VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total RewardsPay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awardsPaid 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 VAInsurance: 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 territoryMajor duties include:Manage medical care for a panel of Veterans enrolled in Primary CareTimely entry and use of the electronic medical record system for documentation, workload capture, alert management, and for review of Veterans' current and future medical care needsServe as the leader of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)Cross-cover for other medical providers as needed throughout the health care systemWork in collaboration with PACT members to ensure the overall safety and quality of each Veteran's careResponsible for all performance metrics related to patient quality of careResponsible for positive customer service in all aspects of careParticipate in quality improvement, quality assurance, continuous survey readiness, and committee/work groups in collaboration with othersMaintain licensures and certifications requisite for credentials and privileges at the OKC VAHCSMeet ethical and professional standards as written in the Medical Staff Bylaws and ensure that work relations are in compliance with facility standards and expectations as written and communicatedWork Schedule: Full-time; 8:00am-4:30pm or 8:00am-5:00pmCompressed/Flexible: Supervisory discretionTelework: Not eligible for TeleworkVirtual: This is not a virtual positionRecruitment/relocation Incentive: May be authorizedEDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact DAVID.BILLINGSLEYJR@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn morePermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorizedContract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years). For additional information and eligibility requirements, contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager at vacontractbuyoutprog@va.gov.