Advanced Practice Nurse - Primary Care (Pain Management)

Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet eligibility 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.

• The Pain Team Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) responsible for delivery of specialized chronic care to Veterans enrolled in Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System. The incumbent possesses skills to provide continuous educational services to patients and other staff. Duties include, but are not limited to: Experience with chronic pain to provide treatment of chronic pain (pharmacolgoical and non-pharmacological). Experience with opioid dependence and opioid use disorder in the outpatient setting. Will prescribe opioid medication for chronic pain management Willing to prescribe buprenorphine for chronic pain and/or opioid use disorder. Comfortable collaborating with specialists when indicated. Willing to participate in Pain meetings. Understand the concepts of Whole Health within the Veterans Healthcare Administration Comfortable participating as a team and acting as a consultant. Willing to work with Veterans who have complex medical and mental health conditions. 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 - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Subject to change based on needs of the facility. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact April Hightower at April.Hightower1@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

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