Registered Nurse (RN) - Primary Care

PACT RN Duties

The PACT RN has duties that include, but are not limited to:

• 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.
• Provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Assists 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.
• Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.
• Demonstrates the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrates competence in primary care practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

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 8:00am to 4:30pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized