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The Nurse Practitioner, Spinal Cord Injury & Disorders (SCI&D) Program is a registered, professional nurse practitioner (APRN) who provides care in a variety of settings to a clinically and psychosocially complex population of spinal cord injury and/or disorder Veterans of the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VA PIHCS) in Honolulu, Hawaii. The duties of the Nurse Practitioner SCI&D include regular travel to provide specialized spinal cord injury & disorders care to Veterans with SCI&D across the VA PIHCS catchment area. The Nurse Practitioner SCI&D serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team and performs duties independently. The position reports to the SCI&D Medical Director with professional oversight by the Associate Director for Patient Care Services/Nurse Executive and the SCI&D Medical Director. The position resides in the Geriatrics, Rehabilitation, & Extended Care (GREC) Service line. The Nurse Practitioner SCI&D is responsible for assessment, planning, coordinated provision, and evaluation of SCI&D-specific individual treatment plans for patients receiving care from the SCI&D Program of VA PIHCS. The Nurse Practitioner SCI&D is responsible for leading the interdisciplinary SCI&D team in provision of care to patients under his/her care, and is responsible for collaborating with services, both internal and external to the VA to facilitate care transition in order to effectively meet the patients' needs. The Nurse Practitioner SCI&D provides patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness, based on the patient's goals. The Nurse Practitioner SCI&D serves as an advocate for patients, team player to colleagues and he/she continues to enhance his/her own and the team's professional growth, development and practice. This position requires the ability to make clinical assessments and decisions, within the scope of care, on a largely independent basis, and have the knowledge of when it is appropriate to obtain proper referral and supervision. The responsibilities are dynamic to ensure patient focused perspective and efficiency is maintained. Many of the responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 1. Assessing the status of SCI&D patients, and planning, intervening, and evaluating indicated actions. 2. Engaging interdisciplinary team members in improving the treatment plans of their population of SCI&D patients. 3. Supporting an atmosphere where caring for clients is the foremost concern. 4. Providing and coordinating quality care to fulfill performance expectations. 5. Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate goals and objectives for the SCI&D Program. 6. Facilitating optimal orientation and clinical competence of program staff through preceptor and mentor activities. 7. Access and use multiple Electronic Medical Records and data software programs to obtain SCI&D data to enhance patient care. 8. Assesses the level of education, learning needs of the patient, level of understanding and adjusts the teaching process as needed. 9. Identified as a SCI&D resource for GREC, CBOC, Specialty Care, and Primary Care staff. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0730-1600 Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS):Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required