Summary

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.

Duties

• The Clinical Command Center (CCC) Nurse Practitioner at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) provides direct patient care and works collaboratively with members of the Clinical Command Center and Surgical Service specialties to ensure optimization of patient flow throughout the health care system
• Areas of responsibility encompass assisting with clinical evaluations - consultation and collaboration with patients - families - nursing staff - physicians - multidisciplinary staff and other healthcare team members regarding the surgical care and needs of patients with acute and chronic surgical disorders
• Major duties and responsibilities include - but are not limited to: Works collaboratively with the specialty Surgery teams on the inpatient services and the Clinical Command Center - participates in daily interdisciplinary team meetings - engages in STEPS Huddles - utilization management review process - assists with transfers into and out of facility - and may participate in rounds of the surgery and interventional procedural teams on inpatients
• Assist with coverage of medical teams and their patients
• Ensures urgent/emergent patient care issues are addressed quickly with attending surgeon/fellow/chief resident and arranges admissions/ transfers as needed
• Works in collaboration with a wide range of interdisciplinary staff to collect data and participate in improvement projects related to Surgical flow - Clinical Command Center - and Acute Care metrics
• Under the direction of a surgeon - the candidate performs: Obtains complete and/or interval histories and performs pertinent physical exams with assessment of normal and abnormal findings on hospitalized patients
• Orders appropriate lab tests - radiology and nuclear medicine studies - and assists with the follow-up of those orders and documents treatment plans
• Obtains outside medical records needed for patient care
• Initiates consults to other medical and surgical services - social work - palliative care and hospice
• Consults - collaborates - and serves as a clinical liaison with patients - physicians - nursing staff - UM team - and other interdisciplinary health team members regarding the comprehensive needs of Surgical inpatients and their clinical management
• Coordinates appropriate peri-operative care and collaborates with Case Management - Social Work and Clinical Command Center for discharge planning needs - and post­hospital care
• Will notify supervising physician regarding patients with atypical findings or a problem that is not resolving as anticipated
• Educates patients and their families as needed in anticipation of discharge
• Performs all 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 am to 4:30 pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact v21ccoeedrp@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized