Summary

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

Duties

• NOTE: This is a multi-discipline recruitment that will result in the hiring of one of the following disciplines: Nurse Practitioner or Physician All Physician applicants should apply to posting: CBTD-12698461-25-DF This Nurse Practitioner position is located in Cardiology in Specialty Care at the VA Manchester location
• This position is full-time at 40 hours per week
• Included but not limited to: patient assessment and diagnosis including history and physical exam and ordering of appropriate diagnostic tests
• Manage chronic cardiovascular conditions including hypertension - heart failure - coronary disease - arrhythmias - and lipid disorders - including medication adjustments
• Collaborative care working with the cardiologists and primary care physicians and nursing team
• Perform and assist with diagnostic procedures including stress tests and other diagnostic procedures within their scope of practice
• Complete medical records in a timely fashion according to medical staff bylaws rules and regulations
• Administrative duties including participating in team meetings - case reviews and helping to develop protocols - policies and patient education materials
• Maintain all VA mandatory training including ACLS/BLS
• Any other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Full time - Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized to highly qualified applicant EDRP Authorized: Contact - Jaime Perez Jr Jaime.Perez3@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
• Learn more Notifications: This is a Bargaining Unit Position
• This position is in the Excepted Service
• This position is covered by a special rate
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50 - (Notice of Personnel Action)
• The SF-50 must identify the position title - series - grade - step - tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted)
• In some cases - more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held
• 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards