Advanced Practice Nurse – Neurology
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This is a full-time Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) job in neurology at the Washington, DC VA Medical Center, part of the Veterans Health Administration. The nurse works with Veterans who have spinal cord injuries or disorders and finds new ways to reach them, such as telemedicine, home-based clinics, and group clinics. The job has 1 vacancy, telework is available, and some travel to meetings and site visits is required.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
This job is open to the public, but applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. The agency says it is open to all qualified U.S. citizens.
What you would do
- Prescribes medicines and non-medicine treatments for patients.
- Starts referrals and consults to specialty care services.
- Manages a panel of patients with MS or related conditions.
- Gives injections and performs assigned procedures, such as Botox for spasticity.
- Develops individual care plans for disease management and prevention.
- Orders and interprets imaging, lab work, and diagnostic tests.
Do you qualify for VN?
With experience: No experience is needed for the entry level, Nurse II. Nurse III requires one year of specialized nurse practitioner experience equivalent to the Nurse II grade level. Experience with neurology and spinal cord injury patients is preferred.
With education: You need a post-master's certificate, or a master's or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner. The nursing school must be accredited by ACEN or CCNE when you finished the program. Foreign degrees must be validated by an approved degree evaluation agency.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Active, current, full, and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (APN) license in a U.S. state, territory, or D.C.
- Full and current basic board certification as a Nurse Practitioner, such as FNP, ANP, AGPCNP, ACNP, AGACNP, or GNP, from ANCC, AANPCB, or another nationally recognized certifying body
How to apply well
What to send:
- Long-form resume or CV (the 2-page resume limit does not apply)
- Transcript if you use education to qualify
- Copy of your nurse practitioner license, if applicable
- Copy of your board certification, if applicable
- DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
- SF-15 with proof if you claim 10-point veterans' preference
- Cover letter, if applicable
How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications, using your online questionnaire and your documents. Your application, resume, CV, and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may lower your rating or affect your consideration.
Tips for this job:
- List your nurse practitioner license and board certification clearly, with their numbers and expiration dates.
- Describe any work with neurology or spinal cord injury patients, since this experience is preferred.
- Send your DD-214 and SF-15 with proof if you claim veterans' preference, because preference requires documentation.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time, 8:00am to 4:30pm.
Incentives and relocation: Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized, and PCS is not authorized. The announcement lists benefits including 50 days of paid time off per year, a federal pension, a federal 401K with up to 5% VA contributions, and federal health, vision, dental, life, and long-term care insurance.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship
- Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English
- Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
- Background and security investigation
- Online onboarding and a REAL ID compliant identification
- Pre-employment physical evaluation
- Required participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program
- Possible probationary period
- Excepted Service; does not confer competitive status
- Physical demands include long periods of standing and moderate lifting
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
- $134,419 – $202,008 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- VN · VA nursing
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- 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
- CBTF-13103664-27-HW
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