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Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) / Nurse Practitioner (NP) in Neurology Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The APN/NP provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.

Duties

• The APN/NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients
• Major duties and responsibilities of the position: Independently manages outpatient and inpatient Veterans with acute and chronic neurologic conditions including headaches - seizures - movement disorders - stroke - spinal cord disease - neuropathies - multiple sclerosis - and related disorders
• Performs comprehensive neurologic evaluations
• orders and interprets diagnostic studies
• and develops and implements individualized - evidence-based treatment plans
• Provides specialty care within SCI/ALS/Polytrauma/TBI - Stroke - Headache - MS/Neuroimmunology - and Seizure Clinics
• Leads and collaborates with Neurologists and interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated - Veteran-centered care - including complex inpatient care coordination when indicated
• Prescribes and manages pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapeutic interventions for neurologic conditions
• Completes timely - problem-oriented documentation reflecting independent clinical decision-making and accountability consistent with LIP designation Provides education and counseling to Veterans and their families regarding neurologic diagnoses - treatment options - and self-management strategies
• 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: Full Time
• 0800-1630 Compressed/Flexible: N/A Telework: N/A Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: N/A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized