Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team - Outpatient Staff

Job Title

PACT Outpatient RN

Duties

The PACT Outpatient RN's duties focus on direct patient care, care coordination, health promotion, clinical oversight, and team collaboration. The nurse plays a key role in managing patient panels, guiding support staff, and advancing an evidence-based practice environment.

• Provide evidence-based nursing care to primary care patients.
• Manage assigned patient panels and utilize clinical registries to ensure timely access and evaluation.
• Coordinate care for Veterans across the Primary Care Department and other services.
• Deliver health promotion, education, and coaching on wellness, prevention, and chronic disease management.
• Offer oversight and support to licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants.
• Contribute to nursing orientation, competency verification, and ongoing education efforts.
• Engage in quality improvement activities and support outcome-driven practice enhancements.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care discussions, offering a professional nursing perspective.
• Share knowledge, provide constructive peer feedback, and foster a supportive learning environment.
• Promote and sustain evidence-based practice by evaluating clinical methods and questioning existing practices.

Benefits

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 thru Friday as needed.

Telework: Not Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.