Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team - Outpatient Staff - Intermittent

<p>OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Intermittent Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Nurse Care Coordinator is a self-directed professional nurse who assumes a leadership role in both the direct and indirect management of a group of patients by coordinating care with physicians, nurse practitioners, medical residents/students, other health professionals, and hospital systems. This role spans all sites in managed care nursing and reports directly to the site Nurse Manager of Managed Care. The RN is responsible for coordinating the care of patients assigned to the PACT. Within the PACT, the RN provides intensive management for at-risk patient subgroups who may be admitted as inpatients and subsequently discharged to the outpatient setting, or who remain in the outpatient setting. The RN demonstrates leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing complex care through their position responsibilities. They coordinate patient care across and between healthcare systems, including the private sector, continuing to exhibit leadership, experience, and innovative care management. The RN supports patient self-management, prevention, and wellness based on the patient's goals, utilizing motivational interviewing skills to help patients establish and achieve these goals. 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: Tour and Hours to be Discussed with Supervisor. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. A part-time or intermittent employee appointed under 38 U.S.C. § 7405(a)(1) (except Physicians) may not be scheduled for employment which will exceed 1872 hours of full-time employment during a calendar year.