The Urology Nurse Practitioner will work in a collegial relationship with the Joint Base Elmendorf/Fort Richardson (JBER) Urologist(s), providing high quality urologic care to patients with the goal of allowing each patient to attain his or her maximum level of wellness and satisfaction. The APRN will collaborate with other health care disciplines working with patient and their families to coordinate high quality, individualized health care to promote a safe environment for wellbeing.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to the following: Advocates for urology patients, as well as facilitates access to and movement through the health care system. Provides comprehensive health history, health maintenance examinations (for example, routine urology care), and pre- and post-operative urological surgery evaluations. Performs and interprets urologic tests, such as urodynamics, ultrasonography, radiological studies, and laboratory tests. Writes and refills prescriptions. Serves as surgical first assistant during urologic surgery. Provides health and wellness counseling to patients across the lifespan, including prevention of urologic diseases (such as urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence, urologic cancers and kidney stones). Diagnoses, evaluates and treats critical conditions (such as urinary bleeding, urinary retention, urologic injuries, and acute urinary tract pain). Serves as a change agent to promote and provide excellent evidence-based care. Educates multidisciplinary staff and serving as role model, preceptor, and mentor to other staff. Develops and/or participating in research to improve patient care and each patient's quality of life. Provides case consultations to other disciplines. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 7:30am to 4:00pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Approved Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Approved EDRP Authorized: Contact V20CompensationTeam@vgov and [email protected], the EDRP Coordinators for questions/assistance. Learn more. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required 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

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken 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 Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). 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. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. 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. Preferred Experience: Experience working in Urology Service or urology skillset Minimum 2 years working as a Nurse Practitioner Direct patient care within last 12 months Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: Light Lifting (under 15 pds), Light carrying (under 15 pds), Straight Pulling (1 hour), Pulling hand over hand (1 hour), Use of fingers, Both hands required, Walking ( 4 hours), Standing ( 4 hours), Repeated bending ( hours), Both legs required,Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4, Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other, Emotional / Mental Stability.

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Anchorage VA Medical Center 1201 North Muldoon Road Anchorage, AK 99504 US
• Name: Tamara Harrington
• Phone: 907-375-2133
• Email: [email protected]