Registered Nurse-Patient Aligned Care Team

Veterans Health Administration • White City, OR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse-Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff position provides leadership and uses experience and creative approaches to manage complex primary care. The role is located in White City, Oregon, in the Rogue Valley. The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to VHA eligibility requirements, application review, and program approval. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply. The potential award is up to $200,000 over a period of one to five years.

This is a permanent, non-virtual position. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; telework and relocation or recruitment incentives are not available. The position requires a full, unrestricted nursing license from a U.S. state or territory. The job announcement describes grade determinations from Nurse I, Level I through Nurse III, based on education, experience, and scope of practice.

VA offers a total rewards package that includes competitive salary, regular salary increases and potential performance awards; 50 days of paid time off per year, comprising 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 federal holidays; a federal pension with five-year vesting and a federal 401(k) with up to 5% in VA contributions; and federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance. Some federal insurance programs may be carried into retirement.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying education under the stated bridge-program or foreign-education provisions.
• Current, full, active, unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a stated Graduate Nurse Technician temporary appointment exception may apply to otherwise qualified candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the applicable education and professional nursing experience requirements for the assigned grade and level, ranging from an ADN or nursing diploma to bachelor's, master's, or doctoral education, with experience requirements varying by grade.
• U.S. citizenship, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Complete required pre-employment screening and onboarding, including a drug test for selected applicants in testing-designated positions, a background/security investigation, and a pre-employment physical evaluation or examination.
• Register for Selective Service if a male born after December 31, 1959.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Submit all application requirements specified in the announcement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in acute care, an emergency room or emergency department, and/or urgent care settings.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned patient panels, use registries, and ensure appropriate evaluation and access for the panels.
• Provide health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Collaborate in developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Demonstrate performance and leadership that improve care for the Primary Care Department and facility.
• Provide peers with formal or informal constructive feedback to support improvement.
• Support colleagues and other nurses through primary care knowledge-sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
• Evaluate outpatient outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for primary care individuals, groups, and populations.
• Be responsible for documented PACT outcomes at the program or service level; outcomes must be broad and complex and may be demonstrated at any organizational level within a facility.

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program eligibility, with a potential award of up to $200,000 subject to program approval and eligibility requirements.
• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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