Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Staff Nurse

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

Responsible for providing competent, evidence-based gender-specific care to primary care patients and oversight of license vocational nurses/nursing assistants, as appropriate to the setting. Provides direct veteran care and care coordination to veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department. Performs triage and assessment of patients on the team panel or unit making sure to provide prompt and appropriate treatment for Veterans Health concerns to ensure care is timely. Demonstrates high quality customer service skills. Provides care coordination, health promotion, and chronic care management. Collaborates and coordinates care with interdisciplinary team members from other services within the department as well as services in the community. Assists in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization. Evaluates practice in an ongoing process, based on best evidence. Contributes professional outpatient nursing perspective in discussions with the interdisciplinary team. Questions PACT clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. 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: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8am - 4:30pm; Wednesday 930am-600pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate EDRP Authorized:This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN8CCOE@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Preferred Experience: Preferred candidate will have 1 year of medical-surgical or 3 years outpatient/primary care experience.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.