Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Certified Acute Care NP practices in Surgical Service - providing comprehensive care to Veterans requiring neurosurgical evaluation and treatment with an emphasis on quality - timeliness - and advancement of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical assessment - consultation - treatment - and management of patients with neurosurgical conditions.

Duties

• The Neurosurgery Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) is a licensed independent practitioner who provides comprehensive - evidence-based care to Veterans with neurosurgical conditions across outpatient and inpatient settings
• Working collaboratively with neurosurgeons - neurologists - and other healthcare professionals - the NP provides advanced clinical assessment - diagnosis - treatment - consultation - and ongoing management of patients - including those requiring surgical intervention
• Duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Performs comprehensive neurosurgical evaluations - establishes diagnoses - develops individualized treatment plans - and provides ongoing outpatient management of patients with acute and chronic neurosurgical conditions
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests - including advanced imaging studies - and adjusts treatment plans based on clinical findings and patient response
• Evaluates outpatient referrals - completes electronic consultations (eConsults) - and determines appropriate follow-up and specialty care needs
• Provides inpatient and Emergency Department consultations for patients requiring neurosurgical evaluation and management
• Performs preoperative and postoperative assessments - provides wound care - and manages postoperative recovery and complications
• Coordinates surgical scheduling - preoperative testing - and patient optimization to ensure readiness for surgery
• Admits postoperative patients - manages inpatient care - and completes discharge summaries and related clinical documentation
• Performs clinical procedures independently within approved clinical privileges
• Collaborates with neurosurgeons and other specialists to coordinate care and ensure continuity across outpatient and inpatient settings
• Educates patients and families regarding neurosurgical conditions - treatment options - surgical procedures - recovery - and ongoing care needs
• Monitors patient progress - evaluates treatment effectiveness - and modifies plans of care to optimize patient outcomes
• Completes disability-related documentation and other required clinical paperwork - as appropriate
• Exemplifies VA 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 through Friday - tour to be negotiated upon start Telework: Not authorized
• ???????Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.