The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care to Veterans in a primary care setting. This position focuses on assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care while promoting patient education, disease prevention, chronic disease management, and self-management. The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to coordinate cate, improve patient outcomes, and ensure continuity of care.
The Coeur d'Alene (CDA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) is a VA clinic offering holistic care to U.S. military Veterans with the understanding of their unique experience and how it influences their needs. CDA provides primary care within the PACT model: a licensed independent provider (LIP), a RN Nurse Care Manager (NCM), a licensed practical nurse (LPN) clinical associate, and a medical support assistant (MSA).
In addition to primary care services, CDA has onsite lab, Social Work services, tele-audiology, physical therapy, prosthetics, optometry, behavioral health, nail care provided by nurses, Cardiology services, tele-dermatology, services for homeless Veterans, and medication management through Clinical Pharmacists.
Duties include but are not limited to: Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care. Provide sex-specific direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department.
Manage assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, 2- Day Discharge report and other PACT data/reports to ensure appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels. Provide health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. Focus on individual growth and development in outpatient PACT nursing practice with increased levels of self-direction. Formulate a plan of care based on nursing assessments.
Seek guidance on how to improve care provided to patients and families. Delegate elements of care to the appropriate individual based upon assessed needs, condition, and safety of the patient.
Bring primary care principles and theory with application of critical thinking skills 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: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: May Be Authorized Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Aurhorized
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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. 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 agency accepted by VA, such as the International Consultants of Delaware (ICD), must be obtained.
Kristina.Dawson@va.gov · 405-902-1337
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $81583 – $143926/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-01.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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