Registered Nurse-Home Based Primary Care Outpatient Staff

Home-Based Primary Care Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN)

The Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of complex HBPC care. This nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans, their care within the HBPC Program and is responsible for case management, assessment, triage, Veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, and care planning.

This nurse:

• Plans and delivers technically competent care in the home of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, health prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care
• Utilizes interventions, which maximize health capabilities and reduces unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits, per Veteran's goals of care
• Makes home visits to Veterans in the program
• Collaborates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies, procedures, and/or guidelines
• Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for the HBPC Program and facility
• Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement
• Supports colleagues and other nurses through HBPC knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care
• Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals
• Evaluates outpatient outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for HBPC individuals, groups, and populations
• Responsible for the documented HBPC outcomes at the program or service level

HBPC program or service level outcomes must be broad and complex and can be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility. 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-4:30pm

Telework: Ad-hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Pay Schedule: NS95