Registered Nurse - Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) - Care Manager

<p>The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse Care Manager 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 sex-specific direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department. Manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The PACT RN Care Manager assumes the following major duties and responsibilities: 1. Provides direct patient care based on current standards of nursing care, PACT recommendations, patient care needs, and staff competencies. 2. Participates in PACT performance measure improvement activities such as, but not limited to, 2-day post-discharge contact, chronic disease management, preventative care, clinical reminder compliance, etc. 3. Participates in ongoing PACT process improvement workplace activities as appropriate to the individual's position, education, and practice environment. 4. Plans and documents patient care and nursing resource utilization, accounting of maximum staff productivity, staff/time efficiency, and positive patient outcomes. 5. Supports more than one PACT as an RN Care Manager when clinically indicated. 6. Participates in daily and weekly PACT huddles. 7. Performs unit audits as assigned. 8. Maintains current knowledge of and adheres to Primary Care standards, recommended practices and guidelines. 9. When available/offered, successfully completes Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM) and Telephone Triage training. 10. Completes TEACH and Motivational interviewing training within first year of assignment to PACT. 11. Guides allied health care providers and support personnel with appropriate authority. 12. Performs other duties as assigned. Preferred Experience: Minimum 1-2 year current Registered Nursing experience 1 year recent clinical experience in caring for patients in Ambulatory Care, Primary Care preferred Experience with chronic disease management Ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team Ability to document using Electronic Medical Records BSN or higher preferred AAACN specialty certification preferred BLS certificate required 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, 0730-1600 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. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.<h3>Education</h3>IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Nursing education must be from a school of professional nursing accredited by one of the following accrediting organizations 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) 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.