Nurse- Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse

Veterans Health Administration • Richmond, IN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse works in the Primary Care Department at the Dayton VAMC, providing direct Veteran care and care coordination. The nurse manages assigned patient panels, uses registries, and helps ensure appropriate evaluation and access. The role includes health promotion, health education, wellness coaching, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The nurse provides competent, evidence-based care to primary care patients and oversees licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. This is an intermittent position not to exceed one year.

The position applies expert professional nursing practice to improve outcomes beyond the immediate practice setting. The nurse leads initiatives to improve Veteran and patient experience, satisfaction, and safety; collaborates as an effective leader of the interprofessional team; advances practice evaluation and knowledge; and integrates evidence-based practice and research with clinical expertise to improve care quality and resource utilization.

The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives and permanent change of station are not authorized. The position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or an eligible nursing education pathway described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. State, Territory, or Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; an eligible Graduate Nurse Technician temporary appointment exception is described.
• Meet the applicable education, experience, scope, and dimension criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Selected applicants in testing-designated positions must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusing testing results in denial of employment.
• Register for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
• Undergo a background/security investigation and complete the online onboarding process.
• Provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements; beginning May 7, 2025, non-REAL-ID-compliant driver's licenses or state identification cards cannot be used as acceptable identification.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Complete all application requirements described in the Required Documents section; a probationary period may be required.
• Meet the physical demands of direct patient care, including walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, reaching, pushing, and pulling; adequate vision and hearing; and potentially moderate lifting/carrying up to 35 pounds, following Safe Patient Handling and Mobility guidelines.
• Be able to flex schedule and assignments as required by the position.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care and care coordination for Veterans receiving primary care.
• Manage assigned patient panels, use registries, and support appropriate patient evaluation and access.
• Provide health promotion, health education, wellness coaching, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
• Provide competent, evidence-based care to primary care patients.
• Oversee licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.
• Apply the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to improve evidence-based and data-driven outcomes.
• Lead initiatives to improve Veteran and patient experience, satisfaction, and safety.
• Communicate and collaborate as a leader of the interprofessional team.
• Advance professional knowledge and evaluate practice to improve outcomes.
• Identify and integrate evidence-based practice and research with clinical expertise to improve care quality and resource utilization.

Benefits

• 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.
• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, and potential performance awards.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree