Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care

<p>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.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>This Position may be filled by a Physician, Physician Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner. These are advertised in separate announcements. *Physician please apply to CBSU-12980245-26-HMD **Physician Assistant please apply to CBSU-12980246-26-HMD Note: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Manage medical care for a panel of Veterans enrolled in Primary Care. Timely 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 needs. Serve as the leader of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). Cross-cover for other medical providers as needed throughout the health care system. Work in collaboration with PACT members to ensure the overall safety and quality of each Veteran's care. Responsible for all performance metrics related to patient quality of care. Responsible for positive customer service in all aspects of care. Participate in quality improvement, quality assurance, continuous survey readiness, and committee/work groups in collaboration with others. Maintain licensures and certifications requisite for credentials and privileges at the OKC VAHCS. Meet 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 communicated. Driving and travel for Primary Care patient care coverage purposes will be required for this position to clinics throughout the health care system. Driving and travel may be up to 75% of the time. 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: 0800-1700; Monday-Friday EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Shelly Murdock, SHELLY.MURDOCK@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: Not a Virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Pre-placement evaluation required; however, incidental drivers shall undergo a standard Pre-Placement examination and periodic medical evaluation at least once every 4 years to ensure that employees who operate government owned or leased vehicles are medically able to do so without undo risk to themselves or others. 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.