Outpatient Primary Care Staff Registered Nurse

Quick Facts

Role: Outpatient Primary Care Staff Registered Nurse (Patient Aligned Care Team / PACT)

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm

Telework: Not available

Description

The Registered Nurse in the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) provides and/or supervises direct patient care within primary care. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate age-specific nursing care, coordinate patient education and self-management, and support customer satisfaction across the care continuum. You will influence outcomes by collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and using evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide and delegate nursing care appropriately to ensure optimal, safe outcomes
• Provide gender-specific direct care for Veterans and coordinate care within the Primary Care Department
• Manage assigned patient panels using registries and ensure evaluation and access
• Deliver health promotion, health education, coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management
• Formulate and update plans of care based on nursing assessments
• Validate understanding of care processes and question clinical practices to support evidence-based care
• Direct nursing education, orientation, competency development, and quality improvement/outcomes utilization
• Partner with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team to support safe transitions across the care continuum
• Manage competing priorities and demonstrate competence in primary care decision-making and critical thinking
• Provide constructive peer feedback, support a safe/professional learning environment, and share educational findings
• Support an evidence-based practice culture and evaluate outpatient outcomes of practice changes
• Ensure documented PACT outcomes at the program/service level

Benefits

• Competitive salary with potential performance awards
• Paid time off: 50 days per year (26 annual leave, 13 sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays)
• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contribution
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options (many can carry into retirement)
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted RN license from any U.S. state or territory