Cardiology Nurse Practitioners - Join the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System!

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for full-time Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) specializing in Cardiology within Specialty Care. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dedicated team focused on providing exceptional care to our Veterans.

Monday – Friday 8:00 – 4:30   NO CALL / NO WEEKENDS

Salary: $95,056 to $149,166

As an APN in Cardiology, you will be responsible for consultative services and developing comprehensive treatment plans for the management of Veterans across various settings, including outpatient, inpatient, Community Living Centers, and emergency departments. Your expertise will ensure Veterans receive the highest quality of care to improve their cardiovascular health and overall well-being.

Core Responsibilities Include:

• Independent Practice: Provide a full range of services by adhering to established treatment guidelines, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care.
• Care Leadership: Lead the delivery of care to ensure continuity and peer accountability, aiming to improve patient outcomes.
• Comprehensive Care: Assess, diagnose, treat, and evaluate care that promotes wellness and prevents disease, injury, and disability.
• Diagnostics: Order and/or interpret laboratory and diagnostic studies and procedures.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Consult and collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to manage complex health problems.

Why Join Us?

The VA Midwest Health Care Network is committed to advocating for a Whole Health System of care. This approach empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and to live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating within this model, you will help create personalized health plans for each Veteran, fostering healing relationships and environments, and maintaining a strong connection to the Veteran's community.

This role aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mission to honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional healthcare that improves their health and well-being.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of Veterans and have the clinical expertise to provide top-notch cardiology care, we encourage you to apply.

For more information or to apply, please send your CV to Jason.tafoya@va.gov. To schedule a time to speak, copy and paste the following URL into your browser:

https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/JasonTafoyaVA@DVAGOV.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

Join us in providing a Whole Health System of care that enables Veterans to live well and thrive. Apply today and be a part of a healthcare system that makes a difference!

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System consists of a Joint Commission accredited complexity level 2 medical center and five Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) that serve Veterans in eastern South Dakota, northwestern Iowa, and southwestern Minnesota. 

The medical center has 40 acute beds and 58 transitional care beds and is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with CBOCs in Aberdeen, Wagner, and Watertown, South Dakota as well as Sioux City and Spirit Lake, Iowa.

The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System is part of the VA Midwest Health Care Network (Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23), which is comprised of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota, as well as Community Clinics in Wyoming, Wisconsin and Illinois.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service