Summary

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for Nurse Practitioner (Compensation & Pension). The Nurse Practitioner (Compensation & Pension) will function in the Primary Care Service.

Duties

• The successful candidate will have a high level of medical knowledge and possesses all the qualities for providing comprehensive and compassionate care for \"those who served\"
• The position calls for excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and offers input into projects pertaining to the development of the clinic
• Will provide comprehensive primary care services to a defined panel of patients
• Duties include history taking - physical examination - ordering laboratories and diagnostic studies - diagnosis and formulation of treatment plans for acute and chronic conditions within the scope of Medicine practice
• Position will cover Compensation & Pension - Environmental Health - and Military Environmental Exposure (MEE) Assessments
• C&P receives their workload from VBA
• The expectation is that exams are scheduled within 20 days from being received from VBA (60% currently are) - and cases are completed/returned to VBA for ratings within 30 days of receipt
• C&P general-medical examiners complete DBQ (Disability Benefit Questionnaires) - ACE (Acceptable Clinical Evidence) exams
• they also complete CDL (Commercial Drivers License) exams by internal consult - not part of the VBA workload
• All requests from VBA are triaged by a clinician
• C&P examiners are also cross-trained as Environmental Health examiners - and complete Environmental Health Registry and MEE (Military Environmental Exposure) exams - In FY25 - October - January - the unit completed 691 EH exams
• PACT Act (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act) has resulted in increased demand for C&P - EH - and MEE services with an unprecedented number of Veterans filing claims for disability benefits
• PACT Act also mandated Veterans complete a Toxic Exposure Screening (TES) - with 40% of Veterans endorsing an exposure - and 49% of those referred to Environmental Health
• Please see attached memorandum: Informational: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Clarification and Guidance Regarding Public Law 116-315 and Impacts on VHA's Compensation and Pension (C&P) Program (VIEWS 10782)
• C&P departments are to be maintained
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Work Schedule: Monday-Friday from 8:00a to 4:30p Financial Disclosure Report: Not required