Nurse Practitioner - Co-Director, Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education (COEPCE)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is hiring Nurse Practitioner - Co-Director, Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education (COEPCE) right now, this career will be situated in Washington. For detail informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Quality Care Our Heroes Deserve Now is the time to take your! career to the next level and become part of the high-caliber talent that is VA. Experience what 250,000 current VA employees already have â??state-of-the art practice settings, access to the latest technology, a multi-disciplinary team environment and the opportunity to provide the men and women who have bravely served this country with the finest patient care, benefits and customer satisfaction. And with VA Patient Satisfaction Scores leading the healthcare industry, youâ??ll be joining one of the most respected facilities in the Nation.
JOB SUMMARY:
Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 768981
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise â?? "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" â?? by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
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How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
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As a VA profe! ssional nurse, your opportunities are endless. With many openi! ngs in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
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Special Employment Consideration: Â VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
DUTIES:
The Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education (COEPCE) represents a collaborative effort between the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington (UW) which will substantially change the culture within our Primary Care clinics. The COEPCE creates a competitive primary care training tract for select Internal Medicine residents and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students, establishing a continuity experience for DNP students with quality of care monitoring, adding shared resident and DNP training! seminars, incorporating longitudinal sub-specialty experience and integrating an education expert into the leadership team. The mission of the COEPCE is to provide patient-centered, interprofessional education which will advance primary care by emphasizing effective communication, teamwork and continuous quality improvement, enabling learners to deliver preeminent primary care and creating leaders to work across health disciplines. The Co-Director is an experienced Nurse Practitioner in sub specialty Primary Care, clinical Nurse Education, and patient centered care. The Co-Director will have a 50% appointment as Co-Director and 50% appointment as Clinical Nurse Practitioner, dividing time between primary care clinics and women's health clinics with continuity and precepting in both clinics. The Co-Director will hold a faculty appointment at UW. The Co-Director addresses education for preventive health care, health maintenance needs and primary care to eligible veterans. Th! e COEPCE is a collaborative function with the medical and health care t! eam in a learning environment.The Nurse Practitioner Co-Director will share all aspects of the leadership and management of the COEPCE with the Physician Co-Director. This includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: curriculum development and delivery, coordination of all components of the School of Nursing contributions to the project, collaboration in the design and implementation of the Performance Improvement and Outcomes Evaluation of the various components, financial management, human resource issues, faculty and trainee professional development, scheduling of clinic and educational activities for DNP students, providing operational supervision of the daily DNP activities, space management and strategic and long range planning. The Co-Directors also work with the Program Directors in other training specialties (Nutrition/Dietetic, Pharmacy, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Psychology, Rehabilitation Medicine and Social Work) to enhance and sustain the interp! rofessional activities of the COEPCE. The Co-Directors also work with Health Care System leadership to ensure the sustainability of the COEPCE beyond the initial 5 year award period. In addition, the Nurse Practitioner Co-Director will collaborate directly with the UW School of Nursing faculty and VAPS Nurse Practitioner clinician educators to support excellent clinical skill development among the DNP student trainees.
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Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.
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This position qualifies for the Education Debt Reduction Program.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizen! ship
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registrati! on required.
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
English Language Proficiency required.
Bring your expertise to VA and be valued as part of a team that is recognized and respected for significant contributions to medicine. Youâ??ll enjoy a patient-focused environment, terrific benefits and incentives, and the ability to practice at any VA facility in the country.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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If you were eligible to this career, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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This career starts available on: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:04:23 GMT
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