Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team (Casa Grande)
About The Position
The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse provides competent, evidence-based care to primary care patients and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. The nurse delivers 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, health education, wellness coaching, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The nurse also assists with nursing education, orientation, competency development, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization. The position demonstrates leadership in collaborative, holistic primary care; evaluates practice using the best available evidence; contributes an outpatient nursing perspective to interdisciplinary discussions; supports colleagues through knowledge sharing and constructive feedback; and participates in efforts to sustain evidence-based practice and improve patient outcomes.
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 professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; a stated Graduate Nurse Technician exception may apply.
- Meet the education, experience, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
- Ability to meet physical demands that may include walking, bending, stooping, lifting, extended sitting or standing, and transferring patients or objects.
- U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
- Pass required pre-employment screening, including urinalysis for applicants tentatively selected for testing-designated positions, background/security investigation, and physical evaluation.
- Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of PACT experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent, evidence-based care to primary care patients.
- Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting.
- Provide direct Veteran care and care coordination within the Primary Care Department.
- Manage assigned patient panels, use registries, and ensure appropriate evaluation and access for those panels.
- Provide health promotion, health education, and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
- Assist in directing nursing education, orientation, competencies, quality improvement, and outcomes utilization.
- Demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic primary care through collaboration.
- Evaluate practice on an ongoing basis using the best available evidence.
- Provide peers with informal, constructive feedback and foster a safe, supportive environment for healthcare professionals' development.
- Contribute an outpatient nursing perspective to interdisciplinary team discussions.
- Partner with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.
- Support colleagues through knowledge sharing and share educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.
- Question PACT clinical practices and participate in strategies that sustain evidence-based practice.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.
- 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days annual leave, 13 days 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
