Summary

The New Mexico VA Health Care System is seeking a Nurse Practitioner in the Neurology Service line.

Duties

• Provides neurology services to veterans - including diagnosis and management of neurologic diseases
• Services will include obtaining pertinent history - performing examinations - ordering and interpreting appropriate laboratory and imaging tests and prescribing appropriate medications and treatment
• Primarily provides outpatient neurologic care with occasional inpatient consultation as needed
• Performs neurologic procedures as appropriate for training and experience - including BOTOX injections for chronic migraine - lumbar punctures - occipital nerve blocks - etc
• Opportunities to participate in the education of neurology residents and nurse practitioner students is available
• The NP is a licensed independent practitioner with advanced education and national certification who provides evidence-based care for a population of patients
• Duties include but not limited to the following: Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with Neurology Team and other interdisciplinary team members
• Orders and interprets labs - tests - and diagnostic studies
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services
• Provides education to patients and their families
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases 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: Full-time - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required