Advanced Practice Nurse (Employee Occupational Health)

The advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Practitioner will practice in the Employee Occupational Health (EOH) Program providing employee occupational health services to include health promotion, assessment of health status, potential for disease development, and evaluation and management of occupation-associated illness and disease states.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards The Employee Occupational Health (EOH) APN is responsible for providing employee occupational health services in accordance with VA Handbook 5019/6, Part I, and will have administrative advice and assistance from the Human Resources Management Office. Duties are included but not limited to: Pre-placement examinations. Interval employee physicals. Evaluation and treatment of occupational injuries. Emergency treatment of illnesses that are potentially work-related. Advise for employees who become sick at work. Oversee the administration of appropriate immunizations. Surveillance of employees with exposure or potential exposure to hazardous substances. Other duties as assigned by the Primary Care Service Chief. The EOH APN clinical practices in collaboration with the Employee Occupational Health care team, advocating for health promotion and disease prevention within the Facility. 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 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized. Telework: Ad-Hoc - (Not regular and re-occurring) In accordance to VA policy as determined by the service. 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.

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/examination. 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.