Nurse Practitioner (Headache Center of Excellence)

Summary

The Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) practices in Neurology service Headache Center of Excellence (HCoE) to provide a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and the advancement of the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. The NP provides advanced clinical practice, consultation, and management.

Duties

• A Career at VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Can Take You Places (youtube.com) We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our local VA Headache Center of Excellence as an integral member of a dedicated multidisciplinary team.
• The ideal candidate will have an interest in evaluating and treating the full spectrum of headache disorders, including migraine, cluster headache, tension-type headache, post-traumatic headache, and other complex headache conditions.
• This role will include opportunities to perform headache-focused procedures, including occipital nerve blocks, trigger point injections, and administration of botulinum toxin for the treatment of chronic migraine and related headache disorders.
• No prior headache medicine or injection experience is required; the selected candidate will receive on-the-job training and mentorship from an experienced headache care team.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Nurse Practitioner to develop specialized expertise while helping expand access to high-quality, veteran-centered headache care.
• Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Independently manages a panel of patients with acute and chronic health conditions with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based practice.
• Develops and implements an individualized plan to achieve optimal population health and disease management.
• Demonstrates leadership and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team.
• Orders and interprets labs, tests, and diagnostic studies.
• Prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Initiates referrals and consults to specialty services.
• Provides education to patients and their families.
• Assesses and adjusts the plan of care as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Exemplifies the ICARE core values of-Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards 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 State or territory Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements

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 tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation.

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not Real Id compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination.

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the “Required Documents” section of this announcement.

Required Documents

Prepare these documents before applying. Always confirm the exact list on the official announcement, as requirements vary by position:

• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the 'Other' document upload field.
• Cover Letter License other (1) Performance Appraisal Professional Certification Resume Sf-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript