Patient Aligned Care Team- Registered Nurse

Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN)

The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based gender-specific care to primary care patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.

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

Performs triage and assessment of patients on the team panel or unit making sure to provide prompt and appropriate treatment for Veterans health concerns to ensure care is timely.

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.

Manages and monitors high risk patients on the panel for improvement of patient outcomes including prevention of hospitalization and improvement in ambulatory care sensitive conditions.

Collaborates and coordinates care with interdisciplinary team members from other services within the department as well as services in the community.

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.

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

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: Intermittent

Telework: Not eligible

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Preferred Experience: Primary Care/Outpatient 3 year experience or 1 year medical/surgical experience