VA - NP Job write-up for nurse III

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Specializes in Nurse Practitioner - Primary care.

Hello All, 

I am an RN for 24 years and an FNP for one year. Most of my nursing experience is in Nephrology and NP in primary/ urgent care. I just received a tentative offer for Primary Care NP at VA and I have to do the write-up for the grade. Can someone please help me with this? Thank you so much. 

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Management, Administration, Leadership.

Congratulations on receiving a tentative offer for the VA. I have sent as an attachment the qualification standards for a Nurse III. The Nurse Professional Standards Board with determine the step based on your write-up. Make sure to address each of the dimensions with examples. For example, did you chair or participate on a committee that affected nursing practice? What was the result? Your certifications. EBP Conference presentations. Are you ACLS certified? Just giving you some idea of what they may be looking for. I hope it helps. 

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Specializes in Nurse Practitioner - Primary care.

Thank you so much for the guidance. Great information. It's very helpful! 

Thank you ?

Happy New Year. 

 

 

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How did this go for you?  I have a tentative offer and I am losing my mind on how to write this up appropriately.  any rects on how to assemble this document?  Please and thank you!!

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Specializes in PsychMH.

 Simple, sale yourself! it is your TAX money, why not get the most! Remember those little things you did that did not matter and slap them on paper, include projects you have done for your prior jobs. Like during COVID did you do anything that was probably ethically challenging? Like getting family members to contact their  loved ones?  What was the ethical dilemma, think rules and HIPPA, how did you get involved, did  you have to involve your boss...... and so forth 

 

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Specializes in Nurse Practitioner - Primary care.

Hi Gaelros,

I submitted the write up on December 27, still waiting for the response. I just followed their criteria by adding the scenario and the outcome, how it helped the patient population and the other department in the hospital system and some also to the community. How I needed to involve other multidisciplinary team to work on the project etc. I hope I have done it correctly and hoping to hear back from them soon. It's been a very long wait. I will keep you posted. 

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I actually just got hired on as a NP with the VA. I am grade 3 step 3 but was told after one year there would be a review ro determine if I should be promoted to nurse IV.  Does anyone habe any insight on what qualifications are required for nurse IV?

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Specializes in Nurse Practitioner - Primary care.

Wow! Congratulations ? How long was the entire process for you? It's been 5 months, I am still waiting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Interviewed in July and was told I didn't get the job. Received an email early October that I had been selected for a position if I was still interested and started 1/17. I think they expedited the process. I was told that I was the alternate and the first pick turned down the job offer. You know the VA is so backwards though since you don't get an official offer until all background checks and credentialing are completed.

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Specializes in Nurse Practitioner - Primary care.

That's nice!! What VA you are in and is it primary care? 

 

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Yes it's primary care

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, ICU/CCU, GE Lab.
2B a Nurse said:

Congratulations on receiving a tentative offer for the VA. I have sent as an attachment the qualification standards for a Nurse III. The Nurse Professional Standards Board with determine the step based on your write-up. Make sure to address each of the dimensions with examples. For example, did you chair or participate on a committee that affected nursing practice? What was the result? Your certifications. EBP Conference presentations. Are you ACLS certified? Just giving you some idea of what they may be looking for. I hope it helps. 

Hello, I work at the VA as an RN & want to know if I pursue NP will I lose my grade/step that I am now?  I'm an grade 2 step 10 and want to know if that will transfer as an NP or do I start grade 1 NP?  

 

thanks

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