The Nurse Practitioner - Section Chief of the Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care. The incumbent demonstrates leading and organizing delivery of care to assure continuity of care and peer accountability for practice, including access to care and discharge planning and utilizes advanced clinical knowledge/judgment to promote staff involvement in desired outcomes.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Work Schedule: 7:30am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday Telework: Available, Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required The Nurse Practitioner - Section Chief of ACC diagnoses and treats acute and chronic health care problems, performs adult care check-ups, and prescribes medication and treatments. This position is a ACC Section Chief/Floats on the Primary Care Organizational chart. Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Leading ACC float providers, physician systems trainers and STCC providers in projects directed toward performance measure clinical outcome targets in access, quality of care, efficiency, process improvement, and patient satisfaction. Directly supervising float providers (physicians & APRNs), physician systems trainers and STCC providers including oversite of day-to-day float coverage, training, performance appraisals, chart reviews and communicating VA mandates and policies and ensuring compliance. Practicing in accordance with professional standards, core values and with a commitment to excellent service. Providing comprehensive primary care to an adjusted size panel of assigned patients using the PACT model of care delivery including interfacing with non-VA providers to ensure smooth transitions in care. Providing coverage for colleagues within primary care as determined by the primary care ACOS. Participation in the administration of programs, committees, and other staff functions as delegated by the primary care ACOS. Willingly accepts additional and special assignments that are necessary to meet program goals or patient needs. Clinical: 50%. Incumbent is assigned to outpatient primary care services. In addition, the incumbent will provide on-call coverage as directed by ACOS of Primary Care. Administrative: 50%. Incumbent will spend time on administrative work, supervisory work and process improvement work as described above.

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 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). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. 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. Master's or Doctoral Degree from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing or the Commission (ACEN-Formerly NCLAC) or the 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. Nurse Practitioners must be licensed or otherwise recognized as a nurse practitioner in a State and maintain full and current certification as a nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Association or another nationally recognized certifying body. The certification must be in the specialty to which the individual is being appointed or selected. 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 III - Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 year's 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 year's of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 year's 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: This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as annual TB screening or testing, as a condition of employment.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Spark M Matsunaga Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 459 Patterson Road Honolulu, HI 96819 US
• Name: Monica Thomson
• Phone: (801) 209-1026
• Email: [email protected]