The Registered Nurse (Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient) is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. They assume responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. They administer medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
https://youtu.be/EGW4PMZvJto?si=8o2FdaYsDIPwQX1E Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Provide acute and chronic care needs for VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System including a variety of services for adult and elderly Veterans.
Use the nursing process and evidence-based practice to collaborate with the Teamlet (Patient, Primary Care Provider, RN Care Manager, LPN, and MSA) and larger team (family/caregiver, PCMHI, RD-CDE, SW, PharmD, internal and community-based services involved in providing care to the patient) in developing the patient-driven holistic plan for life.
Collaborate with services internal and external to VA Eastern Colorado Health Care Services to facilitate care transition in order to effectively meet the patients' needs and provide a interdisciplinary approach to care. Provide patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, shared decision making, prevention, and wellness, based on the individual patient's goals.
Demonstrate fundamental knowledge by serving as an advocate for patients, team player to colleagues as s/he continues to enhance his/her own, and the team's professional growth, development, and practice. Provide patient and family education with a focus on self-management based on the individual patient's goals.
Provide the Veteran with ongoing support and coaching needed to succeed in making and sustaining changes in their health through a personalized, proactive, patient centered plan of care.
Use research-based knowledge and guidelines, standardized nursing protocols, and professionally accepted practice standards to promote patient engagement, self-managed care, shared decision making, and wellness to patients and to determine care management requirements for individual or cohorts of patients. Function as a member of or filling in for members of the Vetexpress clinic. Fill clinical needs in the lab as necessary.
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: 7:30 A.M.
- 4:00 P.M. Monday -Friday Telework: Available. The Veterans Health Administration, including VISN 4 (legacy VISN 19) and the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, will comply fully with the intention and instructions contained in the "Return to Office" Executive Order. This position will likely be eligible to telework on a limited Ad-Hoc basis only. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV · 719-227-4600
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $80673 – $143666/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-15.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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