Registered Nurse - Outpatient Patient Aligned Care Team

The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex patient care. This nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department. Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels.

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.

This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

* Leads the provision of nursing care to patients with complex care needs utilizing the nursing process in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.

* Applies clinical knowledge/judgment to lead staff involvement in planning, decision- making, and evaluating outcomes within the immediate practice setting.

* Effectively functions as a leader, with demonstrated outcomes, for the immediate practice setting.

* Improves Veteran/patient driven care by resolving experience issues such as coordination of care, timeliness or process issues, common themes of dissatisfaction, or environment of care concerns for the immediate practice setting.

* Applies patient, family, and caregiver knowledge, values, and beliefs into care delivery without judgement or discrimination.

* Serves as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, improving outcomes for the immediate practice setting.

* Serves as a resource for patients, caregivers, and staff to address and resolve ethical issues in the immediate practice setting.

* Leads the implementation of high reliability principles and I CARE values to increase consistency of care delivered and improve patient outcomes.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday .

Telework:
Not Available.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized.