Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Care

Department of Veterans Affairs • Leavenworth, KS

42d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. The incumbent assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care based on age-specific components. The RN assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. The Nurse I, Level 2 Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based gender-specific primary care to patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting. This nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department. Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels. This nurse provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Practice includes directing other providers. Partners with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum, including the Veteran's goals of care. This nurse has fundamental primary care experience with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, integrating theoretical concepts, basic critical thinking skills, and technically skilled practice.

Requirements

• fundamental knowledge-based care
• technical skills
• competent, evidence-based gender-specific primary care
• fundamental primary care experience with the situations in which they are ultimately expected to perform, integrating theoretical concepts, basic critical thinking skills, and technically skilled practice
• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Responsibilities

• assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care based on age-specific components
• assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care
• providing competent, evidence-based gender-specific primary care to patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting
• provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department
• Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels
• provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management
• assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization
• Partners with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum, including the Veteran's goals of care

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees