Advanced Practice Nurse

St. Cloud VA Health Care System is seeking a part-time (20 hrs/week) Urgent Care Advanced Practice Nurse to care for Veterans in St. Cloud, MN. This vacancy is posted as a Physician, Physician Assistant, and Advanced Practice Nurse for one position. Please apply to the appropriate announcement for consideration. Duties The Urgent Care Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) practices in Primary and Specialty Medicine (PSM) Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the VA mission. The APN provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. Functions of Assigned Duties The APN is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients. The APN is responsible for the planning, integrating, implementing, modifying and evaluating the effectiveness of the Veteran's care. The APN is the lead of the integrated care team established by the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. The APN will serve as a sobrenial to both internal and external providers and will be responsible for managing the care of the Veteran and the seamless transition to and from the community. He/she possesses the knowledge related to VHA guidelines, utilization review criteria refusal, current evidence-based standards of care, compliance guidelines and local policy related to Delegation of Authority as established by the facility Chief of Staff. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs. The APN's functional role includes following the standardized care coordination model, incorporating case management principles if applicable, knowledge of processes related to referral and authorization and secure medical documentation exchange. The ability to identify Veterans requiring disease management and the process to obtain these resources internal or external to the VA if applicable. The APN will focus on providing care that is unique to Veteran needs and continues to monitor, track and intervene, if necessary, in the episode of care across the continuum. The APN will demonstrate effective communication skills to collaborate and comanage the Veteran's care with the multidisciplinary team in a cost-effective manner. The APN provides care and counseling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process that includes systematic data gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment, and evaluation of human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling; provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being; and executing medical regimens including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized provider. The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards. Compensation and Benefits Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards. Part-time pay is prorated based on hours worked. 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: One full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Additional information may be provided during the interview process. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. #J-18808-Ljbffr