Registered Nurse - PACT - Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration•Baltimore, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for the nursing process when providing or supervising direct patient care. The RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care using age-specific components, and coordinates care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction across the continuum of care. The RN is expected to work effectively within a team. The Intermittent Registered Nurse Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) is a self-directed professional nurse who leads direct and indirect management of a group of patients. The RN coordinates with physicians, nurse practitioners, medical residents and students, other health professionals, and hospital systems. The role spans sites in managed care nursing and reports to the site Nurse Manager of Managed Care. The RN coordinates care for assigned PACT patients and provides intensive management for at-risk subgroups, including patients admitted as inpatients and later discharged to outpatient care and patients who remain in the outpatient setting. The RN demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to complex care management, coordinating care across healthcare systems, including the private sector. The RN supports patient self-management, prevention, and wellness according to patient goals, using motivational interviewing to help patients establish and achieve those goals. The work schedule and hours will be discussed with the supervisor. Telework and virtual work are not available. 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, subject to the stated education alternatives and exceptions.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, subject to the Graduate Nurse Technician exception.
U.S. citizenship, unless appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation.
Meet applicable pre-employment screening, identification, background/security, onboarding, and application requirements.
Comply with the VA seasonal influenza vaccination program.
Preferred experience: at least 2 years of recent experience within the last 5 years as a Primary Care/PACT, Ambulatory/Outpatient, or Med-Surg RN.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
At least 2 years of recent experience (within the last 5 years) as a Primary Care/PACT, Ambulatory/Outpatient, or Med-Surg RN.

Responsibilities

Provide and supervise direct patient care using all elements of the nursing process.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care based on age-specific components.
Coordinate care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
Coordinate care for patients assigned to the PACT in collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, medical residents and students, other health professionals, and hospital systems.
Provide intensive management for at-risk patient subgroups in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Coordinate patient care across and between healthcare systems, including the private sector.
Support patient self-management, prevention, and wellness based on patient goals.
Use motivational interviewing to help patients establish and achieve their goals.
Demonstrate leadership and creative approaches to managing complex care.