Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team Care Manager

PACT Registered Nurse Care ManagerThe following is a polished, consolidated VA-style position description that maintains the distinctions in responsibilities and proficiency among Nurse I, Nurse II, and Nurse III.PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager - Nurse I (Level 1)The PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager Nurse I utilizes the nursing process and evidence-based practices to provide patient-centered, comprehensive care in collaboration with the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The incumbent serves as an integral member of the Teamlet, consisting of the patient, Primary Care Provider (PCP), RN Care Manager, and Clinical Support Technician. The nurse collaborates with the broader interdisciplinary team, including family members, caregivers, and internal and community-based healthcare providers, to develop and implement individualized, patient-driven holistic care plans. Responsibilities include coordinating patient care, promoting health education and self-management, facilitating continuity of care, and coordinating transitions between VA and non-VA healthcare services to ensure patient needs are effectively addressed.PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager - Nurse IIThe PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager Nurse II demonstrates leadership, clinical competence, and progressive mastery of nursing practice in delivering efficient, comprehensive, continuous, and patient-driven holistic care. The incumbent actively collaborates with patients, interdisciplinary team members, and internal and external healthcare providers to coordinate care, communicate treatment needs, and manage healthcare resources. The nurse incorporates individual patient characteristics, including age, developmental stage, health status, cultural background, socioeconomic circumstances, values, and beliefs, when developing and implementing individualized care plans. The incumbent actively participates in unit- and service-level performance improvement initiatives, quality assurance activities, and customer service programs. The nurse promotes the medical center's mission, vision, and values while supporting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) initiatives, partnerships, customer service standards, and compliance with VA policies, procedures, and established nursing practice standards.PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager - Nurse IIIThe PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager Nurse III provides advanced nursing care, clinical leadership, and professional guidance in the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention of illness and injury. The incumbent applies the nursing process, including systematic data collection, comprehensive assessment, clinical judgment, care planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient responses to actual or potential health problems. Responsibilities include case management, health education, patient counseling, disease prevention, health promotion, and the provision of supportive and restorative nursing care. The nurse executes prescribed medical regimens, including the administration of medications and treatments authorized by licensed healthcare providers. The incumbent demonstrates accountability for clinical decision-making, patient advocacy, care coordination, and the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based nursing services. In accordance with the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics, the nurse's primary professional commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community.VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total RewardsPay:Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awardsPaid 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 VAInsurance: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 territoryWork Schedule:TBDTelework:Not AvailableVirtual:This is not a virtual position.Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:Not AuthorizedPermanent Change of Station (PCS):Not Authorized