Registered Nurse

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This position plays a vital role in supporting the Center's mission to enhance Veteran independence through coordinated services, strategic outreach, and programmatic excellence. Ideal candidates are motivated, adaptable, and committed to improving Veteran outcomes through collaboration, innovation, and high-quality service delivery. The role involves supporting interdisciplinary teams, managing key program functions, and helping drive initiatives that empower Veterans to thrive in their communities.

Core duties may include:

• Meeting the Veterans where they are in their place of residence and/or in the community by conducting face to face home visits.
• Supporting National Center for Warrior Independence programs that enhance Veteran resilience and promote independent living.
• Assisting with coordination, planning, and execution of service delivery initiatives across healthcare and administrative service lines.
• Engaging in outreach, partnership building, and communication efforts that improve access, awareness, and effectiveness of Veteran programs.
• Ensuring timely and accurate support to Veterans, staff, and interdisciplinary teams through data gathering, scheduling, documentation, and workflow management.
• Contributing to innovation and process improvements aimed at strengthening Veteran outcomes and operational success.

CERS - HUD-VASH:

HUD-VASH is a permanent supportive housing program combining HUD housing vouchers with VA case management. The program helps Veterans exit homelessness by pairing rental assistance with clinical support, life-skills coaching, and long-term case management to maintain stable housing.

CERS - HPACT (Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team):

HPACT provides a walk-in, integrated medical home for homeless Veterans, offering primary care, mental health, social work, hygiene resources, and intensive case management all in one place. The model reduces barriers to care and supports faster connection to housing, improved health outcomes, and decreased emergency visits.

Mental Health - ACT Team (Assertive Community Treatment):

ACT Teams provide intensive, community-based, multidisciplinary support for Veterans with serious mental illness who struggle to engage in traditional outpatient care. Staff offer psychiatry, case management, crisis intervention, medication support, and rehabilitation directly in community settings to maintain stability and reduce hospitalizations.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

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

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

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

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Various tours of duty based on the needs of the service.

May be available based on the needs of the service.

After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.