Registered Nurse- Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) (Knoxville, TN)

<p>The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based gender-specific care to primary care patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) manages assigned panel(s), utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and enhance outcomes utilization. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) integrates outpatient nursing knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex PACT situations. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) validates understanding of the rationale for care processes and decisions. Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) will demonstrate the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) demonstrates competence in primary care practice and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) independently plans and delivers technically competent care to patients with complex needs in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) manages the care of patients, while organizing and prioritizing patient care needs, and ensuring assigned tasks are completed. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) provides and directs others in Veteran/patient driven care that optimizes the patient's experience, satisfaction, and/or safety for a team of patients. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient. Role models and displays ethical behavior. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) demonstrates knowledge over a wide range of job responsibilities, effectively communicating with individuals and groups to build a strong sense of teamwork and purpose. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) actively contributes to the collaboration process and clearly communicates ideas to promote team success. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) makes meaningful and challenging contributions for the betterment of the work group. 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 Pay Scale: NG45 Work Schedule: Full time (rotational) Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Not authorized 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.