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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Generalist who provides a wide range of health services, including the special needs of the geriatric resident, palliative care and hospice care resident. The Nurse Practitioner directs and coordinates the provision of health care services for patients in the Community Living Centers, Blind Rehabilitation, and the Domiciliary; geriatrics, skilled nursing care and rehabilitation, hospice, palliative care, walk-in or primary care clinics. Duties include but are not limited to: provide clinical services including urgent and emergent evaluation of episodic and chronic problems, and comprehensive, integrated primary health care which addresses a majority of the client's health care needs on an ongoing basis assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of a comprehensive range of healthcare problems: emergency measures; preventive health; prescribing medications and other treatments; ordering, conducting, interpreting laboratory, diagnostic studies and procedures; and patient and family education utilizing community, social and health resources perform physical examinations diagnose health problems based on interpretation of the patient's history, physical exam, findings and diagnostic test results develop a treatment plan tailored to the patient's needs which include health education, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment, transition to non-institutionalized care or home make referrals for specialty evaluation or treatment write admission and discharge summaries comply with the Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Sets (RAI/MDS) to include documenting current diagnosis, routine evaluations, and adherence to professional standards of care specific to the geriatric and long-term care population participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings to evaluate number of medications, psychotropic medications and other treatment orders as required by RAI/MDS Work Schedule: Day Shift with every weekend and Tuesdays coverage required. Can negotiate tour: Saturday-Tuesday 10-hours, Friday-Tuesday 8-hours, Saturday-Wednesday 8-hours, negotiated 9-day per Pay Period tour also possible. Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact Stacy Hermann at V20CompensationTeam@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required