Summary

The Cardiology Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) serves within the National CARDIO-VET Network - delivering a comprehensive range of cardiology care aligned with the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The APN provides advanced clinical practice - expert consultation - and ongoing patient management while ensuring high-quality - timely - and Veteran-centered services.

Duties

• Major duties and responsibilities of the position VN-0610-II and VN-0610-III include but not limited to: Independently manages a panel of patients with cardiovascular conditions with an emphasis on cardiovascular disease management using evidence-based practice
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal cardiovascular care management
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team
• Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services
• Provides education to patients and their families
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• 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: Monday-Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm Telework: Ad-hoc eligible Compressed/Flexible: Available Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized