Registered Nurse (Patient Aligned Care Team)

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Job Description

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates clinical knowledge in assessing, planning, implementing documenting and evaluating care for a designated group of patients across the continuum of care.
• Triage and apply a collaborative team approach in identifying, analyzing and resolving patient care problems.
• Collaborates with patients to assess and identify needs, issues, care goals and resources in critical factors for achieving desired outcomes for discharge, post hospital recovery and health maintenance/wellness.
• Maintains current knowledge of multidisciplinary resources, programs and services, referring patients for community resources as appropriate.
• Utilizes problem-solving methodologies and advances clinical knowledge to resolve system and/or processes that impact patient care.
• Assists with navigation of health systems and intervenes or refers as needed to facilitate the achievement of patient outcomes.
• Provides care, respecting patient's personal values, cultural and belief systems.
• Assists with the development, assessment, and monitoring/evaluation of comprehensive plans of care to ensure efficient, effective, and coordinated care in meeting and promoting standards of wellness.
• Coordinates an interdisciplinary approach to assure physical, psycho-social, and environmental needs and resource delivery to achieve patient goals.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions/assistance.

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: To be determined as openings become available

Compressed/Flexible: Authorized

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized