Nurse Practitioner (Regional Anesthesia - Acute - and Transitional Pain)

Summary

The Nurse Practitioner provides full-scope advanced practice care within the Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine and Transitional Pain Service - delivering perioperative and transitional pain management services for Veterans in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The NP practices as a licensed independent practitioner to the full extent of education - training - licensure - and national certification.

Duties

• Major duties and responsibilities of the position: Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice
• Independently manages Veterans with perioperative and transitional pain needs - including preoperative assessment - postoperative acute pain management - regional anesthesia support - and post-discharge opioid tapering within the Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM) and Transitional Pain Service (TPS)
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team - including surgeons - anesthesiologists - Addiction Medicine - Behavioral Health - Physical Therapy - and Primary Care
• Orders and interprets labs - imaging - and diagnostic studies to support perioperative and pain-related clinical decision-making
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions - including multimodal analgesic regimens and buprenorphine for pain management - consistent with scope of practice and VAPAHCS policy
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services to optimize perioperative and transitional pain care and support safe opioid stewardship
• Provides education to patients and their families regarding regional anesthesia techniques - analgesic options - non-pharmacological pain strategies - fall prevention - and expectations for recovery and opioid tapering
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed - incorporating risk stratification for persistent opioid use - to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of - Integrity - Commitment - Advocacy - Respect - and Excellence
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am to 4:30pm
• schedule flexibility may be required based on operational needs Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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