Registered Nurse - PACT Outpatient; Float

Position: Registered Nurse - PACT Outpatient (Float)
Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. 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.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

* The Nurse Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) 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.

* Provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department.

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

* The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization.

* Integrates outpatient nursing knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex PACT situations.

* Partners with others to effect change and produce optimal outcomes.

* Responsible for the documented PACT outcomes at the program or service level.

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:

Monday
- Friday 8:00AM- 4:30PM

Compressed/Flexible:
Not applicable

Telework:
Not authorized

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not authorized