Nurse Practitioner Outpatient Neurology

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), student loan payment reimbursement program. Specific eligibility must be met 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.

Clinical assessment of patients presenting to the Outpatient Neurology Clinic including General Neurology & subspecialty clinics such as Movement Disorders, Neuromuscular Disorder, Memory Disorders & headache. This includes obtaining accurate and appropriate medical histories, performing and recording limited and complete physical examinations, establishing presumptive diagnosis, presenting meaningful data to the supervising physician or his designee, and providing adequate documentation of patient care in the electronic medical record. Assist with development and management of other members of the Multidisciplinary Neurodegenerative Disorders Management Team, specifically coordinating care with the RN clinical coordinator and a specialty social worker. Participate in special procedures such as greater occipital nerve blocks for headache botulinum toxin injection for focal dystonia & deep brain, deep brain stimulator (DBS) program Assist clinical staff with development and management of Neurodegenerative Diseases Infusion Center, including establishing and following proper protocols for medications administered via infusion. Provide patient, family and community education and counseling in preventive care, medical conditions, and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs. Be familiar with neurology clinics and protocols. Render assistance to other BVAMC neurology clinical teams and neurology house staff promote the efficient functioning of the Outpatient Clinic(s) to which he/she is assigned. The priority of assignments will be based on need and staff-to-patient ratios and is subject to review and revision by the Chief or Deputy Chief Neurology. Perform special procedures such as venipuncture when personnel who customarily perform such procedures are not available. Execute position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care Use organizational processes and/or systems to improve outcomes at the program or service level. Provide leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact clients and staff, includes initiating and participating in ethics consultations. Manage program resources (financial, human, material, or informational) to facilitate safe, effective, and efficient care. Implement an educational plan to meet changing program or service needs for self and others. Maintain knowledge of current techniques, trends, and professional issues. Educate colleagues and/or students and serves as a preceptor and/or mentor. Coach colleagues in team building. Makes sustained contributions to health care by sharing expertise within and/or outside the medical facility. Collaborate with others in research activities to improve care. Identify and prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological agents. Direct and advise on the processes to review, triage, and complete outpatient clinic consults and assigned electronic consults (E-consults). Lead in performing and delegating indirect patient care tasks such as: returning telephone calls, responding to patient emails, reviewing clinical data, communicating results to patients, and communicating with primary care providers and other referring specialists, as appropriate. Preferred Experience: 2-3 years of full time Neurology and/or Medicine Specialty experience 1. Experience with coordinating a multidisciplinary clinic for focused care of complex neurological disorders such as ALS and Multiple sclerosis. 2. Experience caring for patients with neurological disorders 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: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday Telework: Not Available (Ad Hoc may be required for weather safety at the discretion of management) Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. 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.