# Advanced Practice Nurse - Anesthesiology/Pain Clinic

Hiring organization: [Veterans Health Administration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/veterans-health-administration)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b2e912ac-4f90-410e-be12-00f00337c3a4

Listed on Veterans Health Administration's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Mid
- Location: Durham, NC
- Salary: 129352 – 187512 USD per year

## Summary

This role is a Nurse Practitioner in an anesthesia and pain management clinic within the Veterans Affairs system, caring for a panel of patients with acute and chronic conditions. It suits advanced practice nurses with current certification and prescriptive authority who want to provide evidence-based care within a structured federal healthcare environment.

_Our summary, not Veterans Health Administration's wording._

## Skills named

Clinical Assessment, Pharmacology

## Required

- Active, current, full, and unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license from a US state or territory
- Master's or doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
- Current full board certification in Family NP, Adult NP, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, Acute Care NP, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP, or Gerontology NP
- Manage a patient panel independently using evidence-based practice
- Prescribe medications and non-pharmacologic interventions
- Order and interpret labs, tests, and diagnostic studies
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams
- Provide patient and family education
- DEA registration (preferred but not mandated)
- Comply with North Carolina prescribing rules for controlled substances if applicable

## Nice to have

- 1-2 years of experience in Pain Management

Apply on Veterans Health Administration's site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/890327700