The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) Nurse Practitioner is a professional Registered Nurse (RN) and nationally certified Nurse Practitioner (NP), who uses the nursing process and evidence-based practice to work collaboratively with the team (family/caregiver, internal and community-based services and disciplines involved in providing care to the patient).
Major Duties not limited to but may include: Applies the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to systems or processes at the unit level to provide patient-driven holistic care. Provide nursing and medical services to Veterans and their families/caregivers in both individual and group settings. Emphasize health promotion and disease prevention; diagnose and manage acute, chronic and episodic illnesses.
NP practice dimensions may include but are not limited to ordering, conducting, supervising and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests and prescription of pharmacologic agents and non-pharmacologic therapies. Teaches and counsels Veterans, families/caregivers and groups. Demonstrates leadership by involving the HBPC staff in providing customized, evidence-based patient-driven care.
Designs, implements and revises interdisciplinary patient-driven holistic care plan for life. Maintains privacy and confidentiality of all patient information, including electronic, print, and conversations. Provides patient-driven care in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner, using evidence based principles. Serves as a professional leader in the health care delivery systems and embraces lifelong learning.
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: M-F, TBD Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) may be used to qualify for nursing positions.
The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration.
You can verify your education here if it was not accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Solmaira.Crispaldi@va.gov · 1-215-866-6721
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $143998 – $208743/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-14.
This position is open under the 'Fed Excepted' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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