Summary

The Advanced Practice Nurse - Employee Occupational Health NP practices in Primary Care Service to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality - timeliness - and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice - consultation - and management.

Duties

• Major Duties Include but are not limited to: Functions as an expert consultant in health promotion - disease prevention - and safe patient handling and movement Actively contributes to the development - implementation - coordination - and evaluation of VHA employee health education programs - taking into consideration the age - development needs - and occupational needs of employees
• Safeguards the health and safety of employees and others
• Identifies unsafe working conditions or health hazards
• Conducts pre-placement physical exams to assess physical - cognitive - and emotional fitness for duty
• Performs exams and completes medical reports for all OWCP (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs) cases treated in the facility
• Performs administrative examinations to determine medical qualification status when requested
• Performs special evaluations to determine fitness-for-duty when requested
• Orders laboratory tests - x-rays - diagnostic studies and makes referrals as indicated for further assessment
• Collaborates with the Occupational Health Physician for confirmation of diagnosis and treatment plan in complex or unstable employee care situations
• Refers medical problems beyond the scope of EOH to the next appropriate level of care
• Collaborates / consults with colleagues from Infectious Disease - Infection Prevention - Whole Health and other groups to direct plan of health education for employees
• Provides health counseling to employees to encourage compliance for specialized stress management - injury prevention and other health promotion needs
• Performing annual health screenings and wellness evaluations
• 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 - 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 through Friday - 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Telework: Ad hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.