Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Albuquerque, NM

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The New Mexico VA Health Care System is seeking an Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse for its Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) in Specialty Care Service. The nurse provides competent, evidence-based, gender-specific care to primary care patients and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. The role includes direct Veteran care and care coordination within the Primary Care Department, management of assigned patient panels, use of registries, and ensuring appropriate evaluation and access for those panels.

The nurse promotes health through education and wellness coaching, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The position also contributes to nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization. The nurse demonstrates leadership in collaborative, holistic primary care; evaluates practice using the best available evidence; supports colleagues’ professional development and safe, high-quality nursing practice; and participates in efforts to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as permanent change of station authorization, are not available.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or an applicable qualifying nursing education pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
• Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Complete required pre-employment urinalysis, background/security investigation, online onboarding, and physical evaluation.
• For males born after December 31, 1959, Selective Service registration is required.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Complete all application requirements described in the announcement.

Nice To Haves

• One to two years of RN experience in a Primary Care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, evidence-based, gender-specific care to primary care patients.
• Provide direct Veteran care and care coordination within the Primary Care Department.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.
• Manage assigned patient panels, use registries, and ensure appropriate evaluation and access for patients.
• Provide health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Assist with nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
• Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic primary care through collaboration.
• Evaluate practice on an ongoing basis using the best available evidence.
• Provide peers with informal, constructive feedback and foster a safe environment for professional development.
• Contribute the outpatient nursing perspective to interdisciplinary team discussions.
• Partner with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.
• Share knowledge, educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers to support safe, quality outpatient nursing care.
• Question PACT clinical practices and participate in strategies to sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.

Benefits

• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k), with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree