Registered Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent nursing education as described in the announcement.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registered professional nurse licensure in a U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; the announcement describes a Graduate Nurse Technician exception for eligible candidates pursuing licensure.
• Meet the education and experience criteria for the assigned Nurse grade and level; requirements vary by grade and include nursing degrees and, for some levels, professional or specialized nursing experience.
• U.S. citizenship, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Pass required pre-employment drug screening, background/security investigation, physical evaluation/examination, and onboarding requirements.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Meet physical requirements that include substantial standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, transferring or repositioning patients, and potentially handling weights over 50 pounds using required mechanical devices when appropriate.
• Have visual acuity, good hearing, distinctive speech, manual dexterity, and the ability to physically control or protect oneself from physically abusive patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care coordination for the PACT, including transition-of-care support and Veteran-centered nursing care.
• Deliver preventive health services, chronic disease management, patient education, and health coaching through in-person, virtual, secure-message, and telephone modalities.
• Use population-health tools, clinical reminders, evidence-based guidelines, and date-driven risk indicators to identify and manage high-risk, chronically ill, and rising-risk patients.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team activities, daily huddles, proactive panel management, and focused prioritization of care-management referrals.
• Coordinate same-day needs and post-discharge transitions by completing procedures, labs, follow-up, pre-visit preparation, clinical reminders, and referrals.
• Connect Veterans with appropriate services, specialty care, wraparound services, and interdisciplinary team resources.
• Provide individualized care, motivational interviewing, health coaching, and ongoing management for patients with chronic and ambulatory care-sensitive conditions.
• Coordinate care transitions between acute and ambulatory settings for patients with chronic disease, population-health, post-discharge, or acute needs.
• Collaborate with PACT core team members and the extended care support team to support access, continuity, patient experience, quality outcomes, and efficient patient-ready visits.
• Apply Whole Health principles and appropriate task delegation to strengthen team functioning and meet PACT performance goals.
• Use team metrics and VHA panel-management tools to identify care gaps, prepare patient data, and support proactive primary care delivery.

Benefits

• 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 paid Federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k), with VA contributions of up to 5%.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.