Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care. This nurse provides Veteran care and care coordination to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department.
Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels.
Duties will include but are not limited to: Demonstrating clinical knowledge in assessing, planning, implementing documenting and evaluating care for a designated group of patients across the continuum of care. Triage and apply a collaborative team approach in identifying, analyzing and resolving patient care problems.
Collaborate with patients to assess and identify needs, issues, care goals and resources in critical factors for achieving desired outcomes for discharge, post hospital recovery and health maintenance/wellness. Maintain current knowledge of multidisciplinary resources, programs and services, referring patients for community resources as appropriate.
Utilize problem-solving methodologies and advances clinical knowledge to resolve system and/or processes that impact patient care. Assist with navigation of health systems and intervenes or refers as needed to facilitate the achievement of patient outcomes. Provide care, respecting patient's personal values, cultural and belief systems.
Assist with the development, assessment, and monitoring/ evaluation of comprehensive plans of care to ensure efficient, effective, and coordinated care in meeting and promoting standards of wellness. Coordinate an interdisciplinary approach to assure physical, psycho-social, and environmental needs and resource delivery to achieve patient goals. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on an intermittent, as-needed bases. Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards. Annual salary will be pro-rated based on hours worked. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. This is an INTERMITTENT position, with no guarantee of hours. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards
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. Note: The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission/NLNAC changed its name to ACEN in May 2013.
ACEN's website may be utilized to verify accredited programs using automated inquiry processes; however, for verification of any nursing program's accreditation prior to 1998, an automated inquiry cannot be used and ACEN must be contacted directly via their email contact information on the ACEN website to verify.) Note: In order to grant credit towards an appointment based on foreign nursing education higher than the associate degree level, formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized degree equivalency evaluation agency accepted by VA such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD) must be obtained.
Ann.Drought@va.gov · (414) 712-8242
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $81182 – $146092/yr.
Applications close on 2026-12-31.
This position is open under the 'Fed Excepted' hiring path.
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