Advanced Practice Nurse (CNP) - Cardiology

Join the dedicated team on our Specialty Care (ICC / Cardiology) Team at the Syracuse VA Medical Center, where you will practice and provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the VA mission. This is an Open & Continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. As vacancies occur the schedules may change and will be discussed at interview.

This is an Open and Continuous Announcement until January 21, 2027. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available. The Advanced Practice Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) will practice to the full extent of their education, training, and certification. The NP has prescriptive authority for a panel of patients or program as indicated by their position. The incumbent will provide advanced clinical practice, consultation, management, and will deliver evidence-based health care, demonstrating proficiency in the ability to manage a patient panel and population within the Specialty Care - Integrated Care Coordination / Cardiology program. The Certified Nurse Practitioner will utilize research and evidence-based practice to evaluate the patient care delivery system within a patient panel, present findings, and contribute to changes that enhance the quality and timeliness of Veteran patient care. The incumbent will provide care and services appropriate to the age of the patients being served, which is appropriate to the cognitive; emotional, and chronological maturation of the patient. He/she will assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age specific needs and to provide care needed. The duties include, but are not limited to: Independently manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice. Develop and implement an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management. Demonstrate leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team. Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies. Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions. Initiate referrals and consults to specialty services, and provides education to patients and their families. Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Exemplify the VA "ICARE" core values of Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence. All other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-Time. Monday - Friday (7:30 AM - 4:00 PM or 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM) to be discussed at interview. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package VA Nurse Total Rewards to include: 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

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.