This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
The following is a list of duties that are essential for this position: The Registered Nurse, Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) duties include, but are not limited to the following: - Completes face to face, telephone, and video assessments to establish nursing diagnoses as needed. - Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on population specific components.
- Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information. - Ability to observe, identify and respond to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care, and patient/family education.
- Providing health education and procedural teaching to patients and significant others. - Perform procedures per established policies and guidelines. - Influences care outcomes using effective communication and collaboration with members of the interdisciplinary team. - Administering medicine per established policies and guidelines. - Establishing priorities and making ethically-sound decisions to ensure safe patient care.
- Assisting the physicians during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to promote optimal patient outcomes by team collaboration. - Responding to emergency situations to promote optimal patient outcomes by recognizing changes in patient's health status. - Performing diagnostic studies within the scope of nursing practice as ordered by the physician. - Documenting patient data to ensure continuity in the provision and coordination of patient care.
- Collaborating with other health care professionals. - Communicating with veterans and family members regarding veteran's care. - Knowledge and understanding of human behavior, patient motivations and reactions to situations, and ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients, family members and other staff.
- Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients and their families to promote positive relationships and communication. - Fosters an environment of respect for individual patient and family rights to privacy and dignity in all aspects of care delivery. - May be responsible for charge nurse duties. - Managing follow-up care. - Acting as resource to others. - Participating in continuing education, achieving/maintaining certification.
- Possess knowledge of unit level quality improvement indicators. - Applies knowledge and actively participates in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives. - Provides excellent customer service according to ICARE values. - Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches in the management of complex patient care. - Additional duties as assigned such as covering/float to other teams (Teamlet).
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: 0730-1600 or 0800-1630 Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Education Accreditation: The Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master of Science Degree in Nursing (MSN) must be recognized by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by either of the following accrediting agencies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) OR The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) ACEN or CCNE program or degree accreditation may also be found under the U.S.
Department of Education Notes: Department of Education: 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/.
Foreign Education: 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. School Name: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application.
No longer on accreditation site: 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.
Amber.McKinley@va.gov · 682-532-0469
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $81819 – $162619/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-12.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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