Registered Nurse - Home Based Primary Care

Home Based Primary Care Registered Nurse Duties

The HBPC RN duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides direct veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to veterans and their care within the HBPC Program.
• Provides case management, assessment, triage, veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, and care planning.
• Plans and delivers technically competent care in the home of veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, health prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care.
• Utilizes interventions, which maximize health capabilities and reduces unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits, per veteran's goals of care.
• Makes home visits to veterans in the program.
• Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines.
• Evaluates outpatient outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for HBPC individuals, groups, and populations.

Preferred experience:

• Care coordination
• Home health experience
• Phlebotomy/lab draws

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; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Telework:
Adhoc. This could occur on an occasional, non-routine basis at the discretion of the supervisor. This is not a 100% telework-eligible position.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Drivers License Requirement:
Valid, unrestricted, state-issued drivers license is required. Must provide a clean driving record report from the DMV during onboarding.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not authorized. 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.