Patient Aligned Care Team Outpatient Clinical Nurse
About The Position
The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered 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 nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination within the Primary Care Department, manages assigned patient panels, uses registries, and helps ensure appropriate evaluation and access for those panels. The role includes health promotion, education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The nurse may assist with nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization. The position emphasizes leadership in holistic primary care, collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, continuing evaluation of practice using the best available evidence, constructive feedback, professional development, knowledge sharing, and evidence-based practice. The position is not virtual, and telework is not available. The stated work schedule is 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., intermittent depending on service needs. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized.
Requirements
- Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
- Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying nursing education under the stated bridge-program or foreign-education provisions.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse licensure in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply.
- Meet the education and experience criteria for the applicable Nurse grade and level.
- U.S. citizenship, except where non-citizens may be appointed under VA policy when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
- Selected applicants must complete required background and security investigations, onboarding, and a pre-employment physical evaluation.
- Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position are subject to pre-employment urinalysis.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA health care personnel.
- Must meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements.
- Must be capable of working effectively in stressful situations and shifting priorities based on patient needs.
- Physical requirements include visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity, and the ability to perform sustained walking, standing, stopping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing; transferring patients and objects may be required.
- May be exposed to infected patients, contaminated materials, isolation protective clothing, and occasionally combative patients.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent, evidence-based, gender-specific care to primary care patients.
- Provide direct Veteran care and coordinate care 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, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to deliver and improve holistic primary care.
- Evaluate practice on an ongoing basis using the best available evidence.
- Provide peers with informal constructive feedback and support their professional development.
- Contribute the outpatient nursing perspective to interdisciplinary discussions and share knowledge and educational findings with peers.
- Question clinical practices and participate in activities that sustain an evidence-based-practice culture.
- Administer medications and procedures according to established policies and guidelines.
- Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
- 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 and a 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
