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Job Field: Hospitality Jobs
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Salary: $79,838.00 - $123,767.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (702)636-3018

JOB SUMMARY:

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VHA-593-12-JS-719326

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)-Behavioral Health Care Line (ADTP)

(This job is open until filled)

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans? For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/  

Be a member of a top nursing leadership team providing compassionate health care to veterans! We are an employer of choice who provides excellence in patient-centered care, education, and research.

We value, trust, respect, commitment, compassion, and excellence; we value you. 

The Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHS) has vacancies for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) in the Behavioral Health Care Line .

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) practices in the Behavioral Health Care Line setting in Las Vegas. The APRN is academically and clinically prepared to perform a broad spectrum of patient care services at the expert level. APRNs are classified as Licensed Independent Practitioners (LIPS) who are granted clinical privileges to practice autonomously with consultation as necessary. The APRN provides primary care to adults in the area of their clinical specialization. The APRN works collaboratively with other interdisciplinary team members in providing quality care and resident education, participating in research activities, and assisting patients in acute and chronic rehabilitation techniques.

We are pleased and excited to announce the current construction of four super primary clinics which are scheduled to be operational in 2012, and state of the art medical center, which is scheduled to be operational in 2013. The medical center, which will be in North Las Vegas, will feature in-patient and ambulatory care and on site community living center (CLC).

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required.

Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care

ANCC or equivalent certification

US Citizen

Two years experience in Addictive Disorders Treatment Programs (ADTP)

ACLS,BLS and Certifications as applicable to position