Advanced Practice Nurse (NP) – Vascular Surgery
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This is a full-time Advanced Practice Nurse (nurse practitioner) job in Vascular Surgery at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, run by the Veterans Health Administration. The role reports to Surgical Care, and the nurse makes many care decisions on their own while working with physicians. The schedule is weekday day shifts, and there is one open position.
It may close early. This job will close once 50 applications are received, which may happen before the official closing date.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.
- Federal employees (excepted service)Current federal employees in the excepted service; the announcement says which agencies count.
- Federal employees (competitive service)Current or former federal employees with competitive status (career or career-conditional).
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Current VA and federal employees are also encouraged to apply.
What you would do
- Make care decisions on your own and with physicians and other health staff.
- Order and interpret lab tests and diagnostic studies for vascular surgery patients.
- Manage a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions.
- Write daily progress notes and discharge summaries for patients.
- Follow up with patients by phone and secure message before and after surgery.
- Prescribe medicines and other treatments for patients.
Do you qualify for VN?
With experience: No experience is needed for the entry level, Nurse II. To qualify at Nurse III, you need one year of specialized nurse practitioner experience equal to the Nurse II level.
With education: You need a post-master's certificate, or a master's or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner, from a nursing school accredited by ACEN or CCNE when you graduated. Foreign degrees must be validated by an agency-recognized evaluation service.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Active, current, full, and unrestricted APN (nurse practitioner) license in a U.S. state, territory, or D.C.
- Basic board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) from ANCC, AANPCB, or another recognized certifying body
How to apply well
What to send:
- Long-form resume or CV (the 2-page resume limit does not apply)
- Cover letter, if you choose to send one
- Transcript, if you use education to qualify
- DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
- SF-15 if you claim 10-point veterans' preference
- License and professional certification copies
How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications. Your application and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may lower your rating.
Tips for this job:
- Be clear and specific about your nurse practitioner experience, because the VA will verify it and will not assume anything.
- If you use education to qualify, send your transcript. If you claim veterans' preference, send your DD-214.
- The certification requirement names Psychiatric-Mental Health NP, even though this is a vascular surgery job. Ask the agency contact, Renee Wilkosz, to confirm which certification is needed.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time. No travel required.
Incentives and relocation: Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized. Permanent Change of Station and EDRP are also not authorized.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship
- Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
- English language proficiency required for direct patient care
- Selective Service registration for men born after 12/31/1959
- Background and security investigation
- Online onboarding with REAL ID compliant identification
- Possible pre-employment physical exam
- Required seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption
- Possible probationary period
- Lift 15 to 44 pounds, stand or walk for 8 hours
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $143,664 – $242,656 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- VN · VA nursing
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- Not required
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Nurse (0610)
- Announcement
- CAZM-13105572-27-RBW
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