Registered Nurse - Home Based Primary Care

Location: Gaylord

Responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. 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.

Duties include but not limited to:

* Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) patients and oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting.

* Provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the HBPC Program.

* Responsible for case management, assessment, triage, Veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, and care planning.

* Plans and delivers technically competent care in the home of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, health prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care.

* Utilizes interventions, which maximize health capabilities and reduces unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits, per Veteran's goals of care.

* Makes home visits to Veterans in the program.

* Assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization.

* Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic, home-based care through collaborative strategies with others.

* Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence.

* Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement.

* Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals.

* Contributes professional outpatient nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team.

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

* Supports colleagues through knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality HBPC nursing.

* Shares educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers.

* Questions HBPC clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care.

* Participates in activities and strategies to sustain evidence-based-practice.

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:

7:00am-5:30pm OR 7:30am-6:00pm, Days will vary

Compressed/Flexible:
Available

Telework:
May be available on an as needed (Ad-Hoc) basis as determined by the supervisor

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized