Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic

Description

Valor Healthcare is looking for a passionate Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our team at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Bloomington, IN. In exchange for your dedication and experience, we are proud to offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, generous time off and a weekday schedule.  

Position Summary

The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner cares for our nation's Veterans.  This includes making a difference through outpatient comprehensive care for adult men and women veterans of all ages, ranging from management of complex chronic health conditions, diagnosing challenging health conditions, implementing preventative health strategies, to addressing acute illnesses and injuries.  The ideal candidate is an independent team leader with collaborating physicians on site, who works closely with a network of support members.  This includes nurses, MSA's, integrated mental health, social workers, physical therapy, and other disciplines also on site, and facilitates referrals and communication with specialists when needed in a robust health care system of excellence.  

Benefits

• Great work lifestyle balance! No on call, weekends off, 11 federal holidays, and increasing PTO the longer you stay with Valor. 
• Only 8-12 patients a day with a PACT team (RN, LPN, and MA) to support you. 
• Competitive pay! We offer based on experience and monitor market trends to ensure we are providing a great rate for our employees. 
• Access to Medical through Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Dental, Vision benefits. 
• Malpractice coverage. 
• Annual performance reviews to discuss goals, raises, concerns, etc. 
• All primary care physicians and mid levels have annual incentive plans tied to bonuses.
• Half a day for dedicated admin time a week. 
• 10 extra personal days for anything you want a year! 
• Great support system through clinic management peers, HR, Recruiting department, all the way up to the executive level. 

Core Responsibilities

• Help our veterans optimize their health through comprehensive outpatient longitudinal care
• Actively diagnoses and treats our veterans under the direction and responsibility of a supervising physician.
•  Examines patient for symptoms of organic or congenital disorders.
•  Develops and implements patient management plans and assists in provision of continuity of care.
•  Orders and performs diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, laboratory tests, etc. and interprets test results for deviations from normal and provides patient notification and follow up care.
•  Counsel patients on the use of prescription medications, educates patients, assesses mental health issues, and provides routine health maintenance.
•  Evaluates patients’ records from medical providers outside the VA and works with these patients utilizing rules set forth by the VA for co-managed care.
•  Completes any and all clinical reminders “due” at the time of each patient visit.
•  Completes documentation of the medical record within 24 hours of a patient encounter.
•  Complies with all VA guidelines in regard to appropriate and timely response to all patient request, alerts and notifications, consults, orders, lab results, and diagnostic studies.
•  Complies with all VA guidelines in regard to appropriate and timely clinical documentation, including the completion of all encounters by close of business.
•  Fulfill compliance requirements of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Joint Commission(JC), Environment of Care (EOC) oversight, lab compliance, and other related items.
•  Remain focused on achieving excellent clinical outcomes through the specified VA guidelines.
•  Must provide excellent customer service to each veteran, both in person and over the phone, as well as to fellow colleagues and clinic visitors.
•  Support patient enrollment and retention by providing guidance, when necessary, regarding scheduling, follow-up visits or nurse visits.
•  Embrace and support new initiatives, whether clinical or operational.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and graduate of an accredited program for nurse practitioner (MSN required), including preceptorship
• Certification by applicable professional organization
•  Minimum one-year clinical experience (three years preferred) as a CRNP within the last 4 years in a related primary care or ambulatory care setting; government healthcare environment preferred. Specific requirements could vary based on individual VA contract.
• Must comply with and maintain all requirements for a valid, unrestricted license in th