Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Care - Comprehensive Addictions & Recovery Act Team; CARA

Position: Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Care - Comprehensive Addictions & Recovery Act Team (CARA)
The New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS) Ambulatory Care Service / Comprehensive Addictions & Recovery Act Team (CARA) Service is seeking qualified applicants to join our team!

The Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care.

Duties include but not limited to the following:

* Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills.

* Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components.

* Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.

* Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.

* Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

* Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels.

* Provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.

* Focuses is on individual growth and development in outpatient PACT nursing practice with increased levels of self-direction.

* Seeks guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families.

* Delegates elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient.

* Brings primary care principles and theory with limited application of critical thinking skills.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule:

7:00 am to 4:30 pm M-F

Telework:
Not Authorized

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

EDRP:
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized