This position is located at Lebanon VA Medical Center within Whole Health Services. The Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (NP) will serve as the Whole Health Clinical Director.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Functions in a lead role within the Whole Health System. Provide guidance and oversite to the service line and clinical champions. Develops and implements measures to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the designated areas of responsibility. Co-develops and executes a Whole Health Business Plan for the medical center. Promotes and develops measures to monitor and assess clinical outcomes; and addressing performance issues at Director, team, and individual level. Meet VA Central Office (OPCC&CT) performance measures and VHA Core Competencies specific for Whole Health. Quality Improvement: Directs the continuous measurement and improvement of the quality of clinical care provided by the Whole Health Program. Co-chairs the Whole Health Steering Committee. Maintains inventory of CIH approached offered at VHA facility. Creates strategic partnerships with VHA facility program directors, service line chiefs, and community organizations to promote health and well-being offerings. Collaborates with other Whole Health System Directors, VISN leadership, and VA Central Office (OPCC & CT) staff on program development issues. Collaborates with VAPORHCS leadership. Provide strategic clinical input and ensure effective advice to the Service line ACOS, service line chief, and executive team. Advocates for the Whole Health System with VHA leadership and the medical community. Education: Plan and direct the educational and clinical experience of any potential trainees, including psychology interns and postdocs; medical students, residents, and fellows; or other disciplines assigned to the Whole Health System. Keep the Whole Health System team apprised of medical care advances and practice standards. Research: Collaborate effectively in developing, conducting, and evaluating research activities and programs with VA Central Office and VAPORHCS/OHSU partners. Human Resources Management: Participate in the selection of Whole Health System team members. Demonstrates exemplary interpersonal effectiveness: build and sustain relationships, resolve conflict, handle negotiation effectively, and develop collaborative working relationships. Display empathy, empowers others, and possesses written and oral communication skills. Provides excellent Customer Service: integrate customer service, include patient satisfaction and stakeholder support, into management plans. Demonstrates Systems Thinking: Understand the pieces "as a whole" and appreciate the consequences of actions on other parts of the system. Demonstrates Flexibility/Adaptability: Adapt quickly to change, handle multiple inputs and tasks simultaneously, and accommodate new situations and realities. Demonstrates Creative Thinking: Be adept at the ability to think and act innovatively, look beyond current reality to forecast future direction, take risks, challenge traditional assumptions, and solve problems creatively. Demonstrates Organizational Stewardship: Be sensitive to the needs of individuals and the organization and provides service to both. Personal Mastery: Recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses and engage in continuous learning and self-development. Technical Competency: Performs and evaluates the clinical work of the Whole Health Program based upon a clear understanding of the processes, procedures, standards, methods, and technologies of the organization. Team Building: Develops a strong interdisciplinary team that is technically competent, collaborative. Supervisory responsibility Performs other duties as assigned. 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 - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible: Authorized Telework: Ad-hoc Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) Basic Requirements Education: A post-master's certificate or master's or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner. (Applicants pending the completion of educational requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until the education requirements are met.) Must be a graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate 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). NOTE: Foreign Education. Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing programs, the nurse practitioner degree equivalency must be validated through an Agency recognized degree equivalency evaluation agency, such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD). Candidates with equivalent nurse practitioner masters or doctorate level degrees who possess current, full, active, and unrestricted registration and certification will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant appointment. License and Certification: License. All APN (NPs) must possess and maintain an active, current, full, and unrestricted APN license to practice as an NP in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Basic Certification. All APN (NPs) must maintain full and current board certification in an area of clinical specialty from one of the following: the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB), or other nationally recognized certifying body in the area in which the Nurse Practitioner is academically prepared. NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and an APN (NP) assignment that are also performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification. The following Scope, Education and Experience, and Dimension criteria must be met to qualify for Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) II: Exception to Licensure for Graduate Nurse Technicians. Candidates who otherwise meet the basic requirements, but do not possess the required licensure and/or certification, may be appointed at the entry step of the Nurse II, as a Graduate Nurse Technician - Nurse Practitioner on a temporary appointment up to any period not-to-exceed one year and a day under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2)(B). Scope: Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborative strategies with others Education and Experience Requirement: Meets basic education requirement for APN (NP). Nurse II is considered the entry grade level for APN (NPs); no experience is required. Dimension Requirement: APNs (NPs) at level II are expected to meet the following dimension requirements: Clinical Practice. Delivers evidence-based health care, demonstrating proficiency in the ability to manage a patient panel, population, or program. Outcome Focus. Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to evaluate the patient care delivery system within a patient panel or program, presents findings and contributes to changes that enhance the quality and timeliness of veteran/patient care. Leadership. Works effectively as a leader within a team/unit/group and seeks interdisciplinary collaboration as appropriate to enhance patient care. Professional Development. Acquires knowledge and skills to develop expertise in area of practice. Professionalism/Collegiality. Demonstrates effective communication skills and professional behavior, promoting cooperation and teamwork. Participates in interdisciplinary teams and processes that positively impact patient outcomes. The following Scope, Education and Experience, and Dimension criteria must be met to qualify for Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) III: Scope: Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex client care. Education and Experience Requirement: Meets basic education requirement for an APN (NP) AND one year of specialized APN (NP) experience equivalent to the Nurse II grade level. Dimension Requirement: APN (Nurse Practitioners) at grade III are expected to meet the following dimension requirements: Clinical Practice. Influences and models the delivery of evidence- based health care, demonstrating expertise in the ability to manage a patient panel, population, or program. Outcome Focus. Leads and implements changes that enhance the quality and timeliness of Veteran/patient care applying research and evidence in the delivery of healthcare for patient populations. Leadership. Initiates and leads interdisciplinary teams informed by structured approaches and processes to improve outcomes that positively impact care for a patient panel, population, or program. Professional Development. Acquires knowledge and skills, then disseminates acquired information within and/or outside the medical facility. Professionalism/Collegiality. Initiates and leads interdisciplinary teams developing systems that positively impact outcomes at the panel, population, or program level. Demonstrates effective communication skills and professional behavior, promoting cooperation and teamwork. Preferred Experience: Approved full practice authority or the ability to obtain full practice authority within one year. 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.

Contacts

• Address Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 South Lincoln Avenue Lebanon, PA 17042 US
• Name: Melanie Johnson
• Phone: (412) 822-2048
• Email: [email protected]