This Registered Nurse - PACT - Float (Intermittent) position is located at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Bangor, Maine. This is an Intermittent position with varying hours per week.
Provide direct and indirect patient care, ensuring adherence to established nursing standards, policies, and procedures. Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments, identify patient needs, and develop individualized care plans in collaboration with the healthcare team, Veterans, and their families. Administer medications and treatments as prescribed, monitor patient responses, and take appropriate action in accordance with VA guidelines.
Educate Veterans and their families on health conditions, medications, treatment plans, and self-care strategies to promote optimal health outcomes. Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough electronic health records (EHR) documentation. Utilize critical thinking skills to anticipate and respond to changes in patient conditions, initiating appropriate interventions and escalating concerns as necessary.
Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to ensure coordinated and holistic patient care. Adhere to all safety protocols and infection control practices. Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring ethical considerations and Veterans' rights are respected. Engage in continuous professional development and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Notifications: This position is an AFGE Bargaining Unit position. This position is in the Excepted Service Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Work Schedule: Intermittent, Monday - Friday, Variable hours Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) must be fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission On Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Verification of accreditation may be obtained from http://www.acenursing.us/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm or https://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/accprog.asp.- If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
If your school was accredited by ACEN or CCNE at the time of graduation, but is no longer listed on the websites, you must provide documentation of accreditation with your application packet.
Carlos.Castillo@va.gov · 616-249-5300 X38031
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $79904 – $139497/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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