Nurse Practitioner Position Available In Palm Beach, Florida

Nurse Practitioner Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion West Palm Beach VA Medical Center Summary

PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENSURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKET.

This is an

OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Applicions accepted on an ongoing basis and will remain on file through December 31, 2025. Eligible applicants referred each month as vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2025 to 12/31/2025 Salary $111,936

• $171,197 per year A formal pay-setting process used to determine your salary.

The salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locions Few vacancies in the following locions: Boca Ron, FL Delray Beach, FL Fort Pierce, FL Okeechobee, FL Port Saint Lucie, FL Stuart, FL Vero Beach, FL West Palm Beach, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel

• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Multiple Schedules Service Excepted Promotion potential 3 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12732552-25-CIR

Control number 836503300 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This announcement is open to current, permanent West Palm Beach VA facility employees only. Videos Duties In compliance with VA Policy & union requirements/recommendions for Title 38 clinical positions, internal facility employees must receive first considerion prior to hiring managers making selections externally to other applicants. So, this internal announcement ensures this is met by posting all positions internally to facility employees throughout the year. This announcement does not signify th a vacancy exists this time . Should a true vacancy become available in this occupion/specialty, applicants reviewed & referred to hiring managers for considerion th time. You will receive notificion when/if your applicion progresses to the next stage of recruitment. Some positions/specialties are eligible for Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. This announcement may be used to fill various positions. You must choose which duty locion and specialty you wish to be considered for. You may select multiple duty locions and specialties, but you must select least one when you apply. You considered for the duty locion(s)/specialties th you select when you apply. Note th there may not be any current vacancies the time of this announcement, however, applicants may be considered for future vacancies th become available until the announcement closes. As a Licensed Independent Provider, the Nurse Practitioner practices autonomously and in coordinion with health care professionals and other individuals. The incumbent provides a wide range of health care services, including the diagnosis and management of acute, chronic and complex health problems; health promotion; disease prevention; health educion; and counseling to individuals, families, groups and communities. Must be an excellent communicor and team player who is adaptable to the needs of a growing medical center. Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Providing high-quality care, increasing access & improving outcomes for Veterans. Obtaining and evaluing medical histories; performing physical examinions; performing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures; and ordering laborory studies, radiographs, electrocardiograms, and other special examinions. Making arrangements for further care if approprie (e.g., by entering consults) and serving as a consultant to other providers. Working collaborively with all levels of staff including trainees (e.g. medical students, NP/RN students, PA students, interns, residents, etc.) and a multidisciplinary staff in a fast-paced educional, and collegial environment. Developing and implementing evidence based nursing protocols and organizing educional activities targeted toward staff training and development. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

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 Ste or territory

Telework:

Not available

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Educion Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized. Former EDRP participants are not eligible to apply for EDRP. Contact the VISN 8 Compension Center of Excellence for questions/assistance. .

Work Schedule:

Various work schedules available. Some positions may require roting call coverage, weekdays, nights, weekends and/or holidays. The supervisor will determine the actual work schedule (FT, PT, Intermittent & the specific work shift) upon selection based on the needs of the organizion. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

All applicants must meet the following basic qualificions.

United Stes Citizenship:

Must be a US Citizen.

English Language Proficiency:

In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

Educion:

A post-master’s certifice or master’s or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner from a school of professional nursing. (Transcripts Required) The educion must be accredited by one of the following accrediting organizions the time the program was completed: The Accredition Commission for Educion in Nursing (ACEN

• NOTE :

  The Nional League for Nursing Accrediting Commission/NLNAC changed its name to ACEN in May 2013

• or•The Commission on Collegie Nursing Educion (CCNE), an accrediting arm of the American Associion of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

In cases of gradues of foreign schools of professional nursing programs, the nurse practitioner degree equivalency must be valided through an Agency recognized degree equivalency evaluion agency, such as the Internional Consultants of Delaware (ICD). Applicants with equivalent Nurse Practitioner masters or doctore level degrees who possess current, full, active and unrestricted registrion and certificion will meet the requirement of graduion from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant appointment.

License:

Active, current, full and unrestricted APN license to practice as a NP in a Ste, Territory or Commonwealth of the United Stes, or in the District of Columbia. (Copy of NP License Required)

Nurse Practitioner Board Certificion:

Must possess and maintain full and current board certificion as a NP. The certificion must be in one of the following certifying bodies: (1) The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); or (2) The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certificion Board (AANPCB); or (3) Other nionally recognized certifying body in the area in which the Nurse Practitioner is academically prepared. (Copy of NP Certificion Required)

Grade Determinions:

In addition to the basic qualificion requirements, the grade level of a NP is based on a combinion of educion and experience.

Nurse Practitioner II :

Scope. Demonstres leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaborive stregies with others. Educion and Experience Requirement. None beyond the basic requirements. Dimension Requirement. NPs this grade are expected to meet the following dimension requirements: Clinical Practice. Delivers evidence-based health care, demonstring proficiency in the ability to manage a pient panel, populion or program. Outcome Focus. Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to evalue the pient care delivery system within a pient panel or program, presents findings and contributes to changes th enhance the quality and timeliness of veteran/pient care. Leadership. Works effectively as a leader within a team/unit/group and seeks interdisciplinary collaborion as approprie to enhance pient care. Professional Development. Acquires knowledge and skills to develop expertise in area of practice. Professionalism/Collegiality. Demonstres effective communicion skills and professional behavior, promoting cooperion and teamwork. Participes in interdisciplinary teams and processes th positively impact pient outcomes.

Nurse Practitioner III :

Scope. Executes position responsibilities th demonstre leadership, experience and creive approaches to management of complex client care. Educion and Experience Requirement. Meets basic educion requirement for a NP-II

• and•possess one year of specialized NP experience equivalent to the NP-II grade level.

Dimension Requirement. NPs this grade are expected to meet the following dimension requirements: Clinical Practice. Influences and models the delivery of evidence-based health care, demonstring expertise in the ability to manage a pient panel, populion or program. Outcome Focus. Leads and implements changes th enhance the quality and timeliness of Veteran/pient care applying research and evidence in the delivery of healthcare for pient populions. Leadership. Inities and leads interdisciplinary teams informed by structured approaches and processes to improve outcomes th positively impact care for a pient panel, populion or program. Professional Development. Acquires knowledge and skills, then dissemines acquired informion within and/or outside the medical facility. Professionalism/Collegiality. Inities and leads interdisciplinary teams developing systems th positively impact outcomes the panel, populion or program level. Demonstres effective communicion skills and professional behavior, promoting cooperion and teamwork.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is Nurse III. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of Nurse II to Nurse III.

Physical Requirements:

Must pass a pre-employment physical examinion as required by VA Handbook 5019. This examinion is administered by VA Occupional Health. This position requires modere lifting up to 44 lbs., carrying objects up to 15 lbs., frequent reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, hands and legs, use of cranes and motor vehicles, walking & standing up to 8 hours, bending and climbing and able to hear whisper. The incumbent must be physically, emotionally and mentally stable in order to efficiently perform the essential functions of this position without hazard to themselves or others.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion Annual leave shall accrue for full-time Nurses, and Nurse Anesthetists the re of 8 hours for each full biweekly pay period. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.

NOTE:

Candide’s educion, scope, and length of nursing practice (experience) considered in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies.

Note:

Incomplete packets will not be Failure to submit the required documention will make you ineligible for this position. The following documents are required from all applicants: Résumé/

CV:

For each job/position listed, you must include a job title, detailed duties, month and year for each start/end de and if full-time or part-time stus with the number of hours worked each week. SF-50: All facility employees should submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (th is not an award SF-50) th shows you’re a current, permanent facility employee. You may get your SF-50 directly from your eOPF by going here on a VA computer/network: .

Transcripts:

Must provide a copy of your relevant educion transcript(s).

Board Certificion:

Must provide a copy of your NP board certificion(s) to qualify for applicable NP specialties. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/31/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your

USA JOBS

account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the more informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your

USA JOBS

account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your

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account or your applicion incomplete. Agency contact informion Christopher Riley Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Required Documents Note:

Incomplete packets will not be Failure to submit the required documention will make you ineligible for this position. The following documents are required from all applicants: Résumé/

CV:

For each job/position listed, you must include a job title, detailed duties, month and year for each start/end de and if full-time or part-time stus with the number of hours worked each week. SF-50: All facility employees should submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (th is not an award SF-50) th shows you’re a current, permanent facility employee. You may get your SF-50 directly from your eOPF by going here on a VA computer/network: .

Transcripts:

Must provide a copy of your relevant educion transcript(s).

Board Certificion:

Must provide a copy of your NP board certificion(s) to qualify for applicable NP specialties. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/31/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your

USA JOBS

account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the more informion link for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your

USA JOBS

account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your

USA JOBS

account or your applicion incomplete. Agency contact informion Christopher Riley Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2025 to 12/31/2025 Salary $111,936

• $171,197 per year A formal pay-setting process used to determine your salary.

The salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Pay scale & grade VN 00 Locions Few vacancies in the following locions: Boca Ron, FL Delray Beach, FL Fort Pierce, FL Okeechobee, FL Port Saint Lucie, FL Stuart, FL Vero Beach, FL West Palm Beach, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel

• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Multiple Schedules Service Excepted Promotion potential 3 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12732552-25-CIR

Control number 836503300 ., .