Duties include but are not limited to: The Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to primary care patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. This nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care. Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels. This nurse 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 enhance outcomes utilization. This nurse integrates outpatient nursing knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex PACT situations. Validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions. Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. The nurse will demonstrate the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities. The nurse demonstrates competence in primary care practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills.
Delivers self-directed, professional nursing practice using the nursing process
(assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation) for
complex patients based on conscious and deliberate planning with occasional supervision.
1. Independently plans and delivers technically competent care to patients with complex
needs in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice.
2. Manages the care of patients, while organizing and prioritizing patient care needs, and
ensuring assigned tasks are completed.
3. Functions as an emerging leader in providing direction to staff to identify, implement
and evaluate patient care needs.
4. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure the plan of care is achieved.
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: The TOD for this float position is variable and will be determined based on clinic needs by NW CBOC Nurse Management. Potential TODs include:
0600-1430 (Monday through Friday)
0730-1600 (Monday through Friday)
0930-1800 (Monday through Friday)
Please note: Compressed tours are not an option for this position currently.
The TOD may change, sometimes with minimal notice, depending on clinical requirements. We will make every effort to provide advanced notice (typically 1-2 weeks).
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
