Nurse Practitioner Hospice & Palliative Care at Syracuse

JOB SUMMARY:

Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 921530

I CARE - VA VALUES

INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, ADVOCACY, RESPECT AND EXCELLENCE

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincolns promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are Americas Veterans.
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.  For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/

NOTE:  Applicants education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and step of the applicant selected. 

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.  The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses ARE NOT authorized for this position.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Must pass pre-employment examination.
• Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• National Nurse Practitioner certification required.
• Current NP State Licensure.

DUTIES:Back to top

The Nurse Practitioner on the Community Living Center (CLC) is a Masters prepared, nationally certified, highly skilled and experienced NP who provides primary care to (mainly) geriatric resident Veterans.  The CLC provides long term and short term care to Veterans who require skilled nursing care, dementia/psychiatric care, hospice/palliative care, or skilled rehabilitation in a home-like environment.  Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performs complete physical examinations, reviews medical histories, lab results and imaging studies to determine diagnosis of residents condition.
• Document patients comprehensive health history in electronic medical record.
• Prepare written consultations containing thorough and concise patient data.
• Provides treatments and medications according to her/his scope of practice.
• Provides care across the healthcare continuum with emphasis on the promotion of health, stabilization of the disease process,  prevention of complications and in the case of hospice/palliative care, pain control and symptom management.
• Provide age-specific care with special expertise for the geriatric population, and those with chronic illnesses and end-of-life needs.
• Collaborates with other members of the nursing staff, medical staff and other disciplines to promote the development of high standards of practice and optimum resident care.
• Provide education to staff, residents and families as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:   

• U.S. citizenship.  Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency.
• Nurse Practitioners in the Department of Veterans Affairs must possess a Masters degree from a program accredited by the NLNAC or CCNE.
• Nurse Practitioners must be licensed or otherwise recognized as a nurse practitioner in a State.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Possess prescriptive authority in NYS.
  

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 
2-3 years of nurse practitioner experience that demonstrates leadership and performance in the application of the nursing process to patient care, organizational processes and/or systems and improving patient care outcomes.  NP experience in Adult health with emphasis in Hospice and Palliative care specialty area preferred.

GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
Nurse II - Masters degree in nursing with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years experience.

Nurse III - Masters degree in nursing with a BSN and approximately 2-3 years experience.

 

Applicants education and length of nursing practice (experience) will be considered by a Nurse Professional Standards Board in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected.  Experience as a RN/NP will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regards to the following four dimensions of nursing:

The criteria are as follows:

• Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization;
• Professional Development: performance, education/career development; 
• Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality;
• Scientific Inquiry: quality of care, research.   
  

Reference:  VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G6 Nurse Qualification Standard.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

PLEASE NOTE:  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.)  Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.  Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.  If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalence with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.  Nurse Practitioners must be a graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Physical Requirements:

Appointment to this position requires satisfactory completion ofpre-employment physical examination. The functional requirements for a NursePractitioner are: Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds, light carrying, under 15pounds, straight pulling (2 hours), pushing (2 hours), reaching above shoulder,use of fingers, both hands required, walking (3 hours), standing (6 hours),kneeling (1.5 hours), repeated bending (2 hours), near vision correctable at13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4, Far vision correctable in one eye to20/20 and to 20/40 in the other, hearing (aid permitted), clear speech) andworking closely with other.

Veterans Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.

Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form.  For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified.  Please follow all instructions carefully.  Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

Country: USA, State: New York, City: Syracuse, Company: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration.