Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team; Outpatient

Position: Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team (Outpatient)
The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care. Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels. Responsible to their Nurse Manager.

Duties include but not limited to the following:

* Provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department;

* Provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management;

* Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and enhance outcomes utilization;

* Integrates outpatient nursing knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex PACT situations;

* Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions;

* Demonstrate the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities;

* Demonstrates competence in primary care practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills;

* Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure the plan of care is achieved.

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:

7:30am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday;
Occasional evenings, and Saturdays, 8:00am - Noon. Subject to change based on the needs of facility.

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized.