Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Community Care

The Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) in Community Care Service at the VA provides a full range of clinical services to veterans, emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the VA mission. This position offers independent practice as a Nurse Practitioner with opportunities for consultation, clinical management, and leadership within an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Clinical Setting

This position is located at the GV Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, serving the veteran population through community-based care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Independently practice as a Nurse Practitioner providing a full range of services utilizing evidence-based treatment guidelines
• Manage a patient panel and deliver high-quality, evidence-based care
• Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare practitioners to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans
• Order and interpret laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, and imaging
• Prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Initiate referrals and consultations to specialty services
• Provide patient and family education
• Assess and adjust the plan of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Contribute to performance improvement initiatives by identifying, analyzing, and implementing processes that improve care at the panel, program, or population level
• Incorporate research and evidence-based practice to validate or change clinical practice
• Support dissemination of evidence-based practice and quality improvement results
• Identify and evaluate clinical and process opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve patient care, staff development, and performance measures
• Demonstrate leadership and work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team
• Exemplify the VA ICARE core values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence
• Utilize customer service principles and support veteran self-determination
• Serve as a resource for patients and staff in addressing ethical issues

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner from a school of professional nursing accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• Active, current, full, and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license to practice in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia
• Current, full, and active basic board certification in one of the following specialties: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), or Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (GNP) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB), or other nationally recognized certifying body
• U.S. citizenship or national status
• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English
• Selective Service registration (males born after December 31, 1959)
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation
• Pass background and security investigation
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all VA healthcare personnel

Note: Applicants pending completion of educational requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but cannot be hired until education requirements are met. Foreign-educated Nurse Practitioners must have degree equivalency validated through an agency-recognized evaluation service such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in case management or care coordination within a healthcare setting
• Strong clinical background in primary care, specialty referral management, or utilization review
• Experience collaborating with community providers and coordinating care across multiple healthcare systems
• High attention to detail with the ability to accurately review, track, and manage consults, referrals, and patient documentation

Education

Applicants must be graduates of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by either ACEN or CCNE at the time of program completion. A post-master's certificate, master's degree, or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner is required.

Schedule and Work Environment

• Full-time position, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
• Schedule subject to change based on facility needs
• Telework available on an ad-hoc basis at the discretion of the supervisor
• This is not a virtual position
• No travel required
• No relocation or recruitment incentives authorized

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: $119,390 to $173,079 per year (VN 00 pay scale)
• Competitive salary with regular salary increases and potential performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off annually: 26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays
• Traditional federal pension with 5-year vesting
• Federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contributions
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance (many programs can be carried into retirement)
• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package

Conditions of Employment

• Subject to urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment; refusal to be tested will result in denial of employment
• Must complete an online onboarding process
• Acceptable form of identification required for pre-employment verification (effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be used)
• May be required to serve a probationary period
• Participation in seasonal influenza vaccination program is mandatory for all VA healthcare personnel; exemptions available for medical or religious reasons, with face mask requirement if exempted
• Healthcare personnel in violation of influenza vaccination requirements may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service

Application Information

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. The announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Applications will be reviewed in the following order: current permanent GV Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center employees, current permanent VA nationwide employees, and all others.

Required documents include a long-form resume or curriculum vitae that must include job title, description of duties, beginning and ending dates (month/year) of employment, average hours worked per week, name of institution with degree conferred date, and license state with expiration date. Current or former federal employees must submit the most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) if applicable. Additional documents may be required, such as transcripts, licenses, board certifications, DD-214 (for veterans), or SF-15 (for 10-point veteran preference).

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM ET on November 2, 2026.