Registered Nurse - Home Based Primary Care

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Major Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves patients requiring inpatient or outpatient procedures for diagnosis and treatment of veterans with multiple comorbidities.
• Communicates with the physician as well as the interdisciplinary team on an ongoing basis concerning the patients condition and ongoing progress.
• Consistently assesses the need for necessary supplies in the home.
• Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the adult or elderly patient and family's lifestyle, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Focuses on problems, initiates referrals to other disciplines and/or services as appropriate.
• Accurately documents in the medical record patient findings, assessments, and care provided.
• Effectively functions independently as contributing member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates and/or verbalizes correct responses to emergencies as well as initiates/appropriate action in emergencies.
• Provides education to the veteran and caregiver about developing an individual emergency preparedness plan.
• Initiates and utilizes positive, effective communication skills, and professional behaviors that promote cooperation, teamwork and effective interaction with internal and external customers.
• Provides competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and oversight of other disciplines as needed.

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: Full-time; specifics TBD by supervisor.

Telework: Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized