Patient Aligned Care Team- Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Port Charlotte, FL

18h

About The Position

The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Registered Nurse provides competent, evidence-based, gender-specific care to primary care patients, with oversight of 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, performs triage and patient assessments, and helps ensure health concerns receive timely and appropriate attention. The role includes managing assigned patient panels and using registries to support appropriate evaluation and access to care. The nurse promotes wellness, disease prevention, health education, self-management, and chronic care management; monitors high-risk patients to improve outcomes and help prevent hospitalization; and coordinates care with interdisciplinary colleagues and community services. The position also contributes to nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and improved outcomes utilization. The nurse applies outpatient nursing knowledge, judgment, critical thinking, and deliberate planning, and works independently to manage complex PACT situations. The work schedule is intermittent. The position is not eligible for telework and is not virtual.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying nursing education under the stated VA provisions.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered nurse licensure in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; qualifying Graduate Nurse Technician appointments are described as an exception.
• Meet the education and experience criteria for the applicable VA Nurse grade and level.
• Ability to apply nursing knowledge, judgment, critical thinking, and deliberate planning to manage complex situations.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when recruitment of qualified citizens is not possible under VA policy.
• Pass required pre-employment drug screening, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation/examination.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program and complete annual Employee Health requirements, such as TB screening or testing.
• Meet the stated pre-employment identification and onboarding requirements; males born after 12/31/1959 must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
• Ability to work effectively in stressful situations, shift priorities based on patient needs, and function as a mature, flexible, and sensible professional.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of Primary Care/Outpatient experience or one year of medical/surgical experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, competent, evidence-based, gender-specific care to primary care patients and Veterans.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.
• Coordinate Veteran care within the Primary Care Department and across the continuum of care.
• Triage and assess patients on the team panel or unit and provide prompt, appropriate responses to health concerns.
• Manage assigned patient panels, use registries, and support appropriate evaluation and access to care.
• Provide health promotion, education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, self-management, and chronic care management.
• Manage and monitor high-risk patients to improve outcomes, prevent hospitalization, and improve ambulatory care-sensitive conditions.
• Collaborate and coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members and community services.
• Assist with nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and efforts to enhance outcomes utilization.
• Administer medications and procedures in accordance with established policies and guidelines.

Benefits

• 50 days of paid time off per year, consisting of 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 may be carried into retirement.
• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree