ARNP - Home Based Primary Care
Location: Bay Pines Florida
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is looking of ARNP - Home Based Primary Care right now, this vacancy will be placed in Florida. More details about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. Vacancy Identification Number: 946111
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's 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 America's Veterans.
NOTE: Applicant's 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 DUTIES:
New Hire salary to be determined by Nurse Professional Standards Board.
Current VA Employee will be reassigned at current grade/step on Bay Pines VAHCS pay ! scale.
The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is seeking an Ad! vance Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) for the Home Based Primary Care programs. Home Based Primary Care programs provide guidance for: identifying appropriate target populations, providing continuity across care settings, integrating HBPC with non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home care, incorporating home care into medical education, improving quality of care, and meeting care needs through the end of life. HBPC is comprehensive, longitudinal primary care provided by a physician-supervised interdisciplinary team of VA staff in the homes of veterans with complex, chronic, disabling disease for whom routine clinic-based care is not effective. HBPC is a home care program designed to meet the longitudinal, primary care needs of an aging veteran population with complex, chronic, disabling disease. In contrast to the episodic, time-limited and focused skilled care services reimbursed by other funding mechanisms such as Medicare, HBPC provides comprehensive longitudina! l care of the patient often for the remainder of their life. HBPC is patient centered. The unit of care is the patient and the caregiver, if present. Their needs and preferences guide the goals of the care and treatment plan. HBPC targets primarily the following three types of patients in need of home care:
(1) Longitudinal care patients with chronic complex medical, social, and behavioral conditions, particularly those at high risk of hospital, nursing home, or recurrent emergency care.
(2) Longitudinal care patients who require palliative care for an advanced disease that is life limiting and refractory to disease-modifying treatment.
(3) Patients whose home care needs are expected to be of short duration or for a focused problem, when such services best help the facility meet the needs of this population.
Tour of Duty: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Position Description/ PD#: ARNP (HBPC)/ Functional Statement
Relocatio! n Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized QUALIFICATIONS R! EQUIRED:
Citizen of the United States. Must be proficient in spoken and written English. 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).
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. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
A nurse practitioner must be licensed or otherwise recognized as a nurse practitioner in a State, possess a masterÂ's degree fro! m a program accredited by the NLNAC or CCNE, and maintain full and current certification as a nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Association or another nationally recognized certifying body. Applicant's 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 Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner will be evaluated to determine if the experience is of an acceptable level of quality with regard to the following four dimensions of nursing: Practice, Professional Development, Collaboration and Scientific Inquiry. Each dimension of practice has criteria that demonstrate essential core competencies for VHA Nursing Personnel. The criteria are as follows: Practice: practice, ethics and resource utilization, Professional Development: performance, education/career development, Collaboration; collaboration, collegiality, Scientific Inquiry: q! uality of care, research. Education/Experience Requirements: Nurse II -! Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN or bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requiremetns for appointemnt and has doctoral degree in related field. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN or bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years experience or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field and approximately 2-3 years experience.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-6 NURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARD http://www1.va.gov/vapubs/viewPublication.asp?Pub_ID=464&FType=2
Proof of Education will be required upon selection to position through an official transcript.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Heavy lifting, 45 pounds and over
Straight pulling (4 hours)
Pulling hand over ! hand (4 hrs)
Pushing (4 hours)
Reaching above shoulder
Use of fingers
Both hands required
Walking (8 hour)
Standing (8 hours)
Repeated bending (4 hours)
Both legs required *one leg or foot may be Compensated by prosthesis
Near vision correctable at 13Â" to 16Â" to Jaeger 1 to 4
Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
Ability to distinguish basic colors
Hearing (aid permitted)
Hearing without aid
Emotional stability under stress
Ability to read with one eye and ability to read typewritten material. Glasses permitted.
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 recogni! zed by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accredit! ation 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 Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
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. F! or 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.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/index.asp . OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vaca! ncies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer! competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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This vacancy starts available on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:25:24 GMT