Nurse Practitioner - Ramsey Community Clinic

Summary The NW Metro (Ramsey) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) has an opening for a Full-Time APN. 13 CBOCs within the Minneapolis VA Health Care System provide care to Veterans near their home town and serve over 47,000 Veterans throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. The Advanced Practice Nurse provides a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs mission. The APN provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management. Responsibilities VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The services currently provided include internal medicine/primary care, which is defined as the continuous, coordinated and interdisciplinary provision of comprehensive health services in an outpatient setting for a defined panel of assigned patients as well as those patients assigned to colleagues when access to care is necessary utilizing the Primary Care Management Module (PCMM) VHA standards .Each Nurse Practitioner (NP) will have a collaborating physician with a signed practice agreement. The Nurse Practitioner panel will be adjusted based on VISN standards for panel management. Services that will be provided to defined paneled patients include but are not limited to diagnosis, treatment and referral of acute and chronic medical conditions, screening for diseases according to CDC and VA guidelines, targeted health promotion and disease prevention activities, health education, case management, referral service and urgent care. PACT clinics are focused on the Advanced Clinic Access principles. These principles promote access when the veteran feels the need to be evaluated. The care setting is not limited to the clinic visits with the provider, it includes My Healthy Vet, telephone triage and clinic visits with team members such as the RN case manager, social worker and pharmacist. Focus on care include the chronic disease initiative focusing on areas of CHF, COPD and DM, mental health collaboration in the PC setting, MOVE program focusing on weight loss, diet and activity as well as health promotion/disease management. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; administrative days Requirements Conditions of Employment NOTE: Prior to accepting a final employment offer, all selected applicants will be required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding deployment responsibilities You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. 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. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. 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 (Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination and maintain CDT physical readiness. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Must be able to meet physical demands which include strenuous physical activity to include carrying persons and equipment, walking long distances over difficult terrain, running, climbing, working long hours in primitive or arduous conditions, long periods of standing, and bending and stooping. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the

Created: 2025-12-04