Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team Care Manager

The Washington, DC VA Medical Center, part of the VA Washington DC Health Care System, is a tertiary care, Complexity Level 1B major interdisciplinary teaching facility providing comprehensive primary and specialty healthcare services to Veterans. The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing professional, evidence-based nursing care to Veterans in accordance with established VA policies, procedures, and clinical practice standards.

Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Registered Nurse Care Manager - Nurse I, II, and III The following is a polished, consolidated VA-style position description that maintains the distinctions in responsibilities and proficiency among Nurse I, Nurse II, and Nurse III. PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager - Nurse I (Level 1) The PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager Nurse I utilizes the nursing process and evidence-based practices to provide patient-centered, comprehensive care in collaboration with the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The incumbent serves as an integral member of the Teamlet, consisting of the patient, Primary Care Provider (PCP), RN Care Manager, and Clinical Support Technician. The nurse collaborates with the broader interdisciplinary team, including family members, caregivers, and internal and community-based healthcare providers, to develop and implement individualized, patient-driven holistic care plans. Responsibilities include coordinating patient care, promoting health education and self-management, facilitating continuity of care, and coordinating transitions between VA and non-VA healthcare services to ensure patient needs are effectively addressed. PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager - Nurse II The PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager Nurse II demonstrates leadership, clinical competence, and progressive mastery of nursing practice in delivering efficient, comprehensive, continuous, and patient-driven holistic care. The incumbent actively collaborates with patients, interdisciplinary team members, and internal and external healthcare providers to coordinate care, communicate treatment needs, and manage healthcare resources. The nurse incorporates individual patient characteristics, including age, developmental stage, health status, cultural background, socioeconomic circumstances, values, and beliefs, when developing and implementing individualized care plans. The incumbent actively participates in unit- and service-level performance improvement initiatives, quality assurance activities, and customer service programs. The nurse promotes the medical center's mission, vision, and values while supporting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) initiatives, partnerships, customer service standards, and compliance with VA policies, procedures, and established nursing practice standards. PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager - Nurse III The PACT Registered Nurse Care Manager Nurse III provides advanced nursing care, clinical leadership, and professional guidance in the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention of illness and injury. The incumbent applies the nursing process, including systematic data collection, comprehensive assessment, clinical judgment, care planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient responses to actual or potential health problems. Responsibilities include case management, health education, patient counseling, disease prevention, health promotion, and the provision of supportive and restorative nursing care. The nurse executes prescribed medical regimens, including the administration of medications and treatments authorized by licensed healthcare providers. The incumbent demonstrates accountability for clinical decision-making, patient advocacy, care coordination, and the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based nursing services. In accordance with the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics, the nurse's primary professional commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or communi 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: TBD Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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.