Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team

Job Title

Nursing

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care.
• Provide gender-specific 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.
• Provide health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Focus on individual growth and development in outpatient PACT nursing practice with increased levels of self-direction.
• Ability to formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments.
• Seek guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families.
• Delegate elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient.
• Bring primary care principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills.
• Foster a safe and supportive environment conductive to the professional development of health care professionals.
• Demonstrate performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for the primary care department and facility.

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

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

Work Schedule: INTERMITTENT (as-needed employee with no regularly scheduled tour of duty or guaranteed hours) Clinic Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized