Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - student loan payment reimbursement program. Specific eligibility must be met 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

• Clinical assessment of patients presenting to the Outpatient Neurology Clinic including General Neurology & subspecialty clinics such as Movement Disorders - Neuromuscular Disorder - Memory Disorders & headache
• This includes obtaining accurate and appropriate medical histories - performing and recording limited and complete physical examinations - establishing presumptive diagnosis - presenting meaningful data to the supervising physician or his designee - and providing adequate documentation of patient care in the electronic medical record
• Assist with development and management of other members of the Multidisciplinary Neurodegenerative Disorders Management Team - specifically coordinating care with the RN clinical coordinator and a specialty social worker
• Participate in special procedures such as greater occipital nerve blocks for headache botulinum toxin injection for focal dystonia & deep brain - deep brain stimulator (DBS) program Assist clinical staff with development and management of Neurodegenerative Diseases Infusion Center - including establishing and following proper protocols for medications administered via infusion
• Provide patient - family and community education and counseling in preventive care - medical conditions - and the use of prescribed treatments and drugs
• Be familiar with neurology clinics and protocols
• Render assistance to other BVAMC neurology clinical teams and neurology house staff promote the efficient functioning of the Outpatient Clinic(s) to which he/she is assigned
• The priority of assignments will be based on need and staff-to-patient ratios and is subject to review and revision by the Chief or Deputy Chief Neurology
• Perform special procedures such as venipuncture when personnel who customarily perform such procedures are not available
• Execute position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership - experience - and creative approaches to management of complex client care Use organizational processes and/or systems to improve outcomes at the program or service level
• Provide leadership in identifying and addressing ethical issues that impact clients and staff - includes initiating and participating in ethics consultations
• Manage program resources (financial - human - material - or informational) to facilitate safe - effective - and efficient care
• Implement an educational plan to meet changing program or service needs for self and others
• Maintain knowledge of current techniques - trends - and professional issues
• Educate colleagues and/or students and serves as a preceptor and/or mentor
• Coach colleagues in team building
• Makes sustained contributions to health care by sharing expertise within and/or outside the medical facility
• Collaborate with others in research activities to improve care
• Identify and prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological agents
• Direct and advise on the processes to review - triage - and complete outpatient clinic consults and assigned electronic consults (E-consults)
• Lead in performing and delegating indirect patient care tasks such as: returning telephone calls - responding to patient emails - reviewing clinical data - communicating results to patients - and communicating with primary care providers and other referring specialists - as appropriate
• Preferred Experience: 2-3 years of full time Neurology and/or Medicine Specialty experience 1
• Experience with coordinating a multidisciplinary clinic for focused care of complex neurological disorders such as ALS and Multiple sclerosis
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• Experience caring for patients with neurological disorders 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: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday Telework: Not Available (Ad Hoc may be required for weather safety at the discretion of management) Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized