Advanced Practice Nurse (Primary Care)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Sioux Falls, SD, United States
Summary:
This position is located at the Royal C Johnson VA Health Care System in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred every 2 weeks until the announcement closes on May 21, 2026.
Responsibilities
Reviews consults — completes patient history — examination — diagnosis — treatment and education for new and follow up patient visits
Documents in SOAP (Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan) format — respond to Clinical Reminders — and order appropriate lab tests and studies by Provider Order Entry
Responsible for interpreting as appropriate and the implementation of results & recommendations from studies ordered
Initiates and adjusts medications as medically necessary — practices & maintains skills in EKG — and recommends appropriate follow up
Completes electronic encounter for each visit and conducts telephone clinics and responds to patient phone calls as appropriate
Respects time commitments — provides customer service appropriate to VA standards — and provides patient care through face to face visits and other modalities (group clinics — telephone clinics — secure messaging)
Performs oversight of primary care clinical studies to include appropriate scheduling of patients — patient flow — safety — quality management — capacity — backlogs — results reporting — wait times — and consults
Utilizes PACT and ACA principles — assists in meeting Performance Measures for Primary Care outpatient clinics — and coordinates care for patients as appropriate between specialty medicine, mental health, surgical/surgical sub-specialty, extended care and rehabilitation, community, and other ancillary services
Maintains awareness of costs incurred for fee basis, contracting, and VA care
Balances costs and productivity with quality patient care and customer service
Participates in Peer Review and works as a team with medical doctor, nursing, technicians, administration, lab, pharmacy, dieticians, and ancillary staff
Completes CME, TMS, HIPAA, Security training, and other training as mandated by VA
Serves on committees, teams, workgroups, and chart reviews as requested/approved by administration
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This position is located at the Royal C Johnson VA Health Care System in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred every 2 weeks until the announcement closes on May 21, 2026.
Responsibilities
Reviews consults — completes patient history — examination — diagnosis — treatment and education for new and follow up patient visits
Documents in SOAP (Subjective - Objective - Assessment - Plan) format — respond to Clinical Reminders — and order appropriate lab tests and studies by Provider Order Entry
Responsible for interpreting as appropriate and the implementation of results & recommendations from studies ordered
Initiates and adjusts medications as medically necessary — practices & maintains skills in EKG — and recommends appropriate follow up
Completes electronic encounter for each visit and conducts telephone clinics and responds to patient phone calls as appropriate
Respects time commitments — provides customer service appropriate to VA standards — and provides patient care through face to face visits and other modalities (group clinics — telephone clinics — secure messaging)
Performs oversight of primary care clinical studies to include appropriate scheduling of patients — patient flow — safety — quality management — capacity — backlogs — results reporting — wait times — and consults
Utilizes PACT and ACA principles — assists in meeting Performance Measures for Primary Care outpatient clinics — and coordinates care for patients as appropriate between specialty medicine, mental health, surgical/surgical sub-specialty, extended care and rehabilitation, community, and other ancillary services
Maintains awareness of costs incurred for fee basis, contracting, and VA care
Balances costs and productivity with quality patient care and customer service
Participates in Peer Review and works as a team with medical doctor, nursing, technicians, administration, lab, pharmacy, dieticians, and ancillary staff
Completes CME, TMS, HIPAA, Security training, and other training as mandated by VA
Serves on committees, teams, workgroups, and chart reviews as requested/approved by administration
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