Nurse PACT

The Marion Il VMAC is seeking a full-time registered nurse to join the MT Vernon Primary Care Team. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Registered Nurse (RN) Care Manager delivers and manages comprehensive, patient-centered care for an assigned panel of Veterans in a Women's Health Primary Care outpatient clinic setting Major duties: THE REGISTERED NURSE - PATIENT ALIGNED CARE TEAM POSITION IS LOCATED AT THE MTV CBOC MT VERNON ILLINOIS THE RN ASSESSES, PLANS, IMPLEMENTS AND EVALUATED CARE BASED ON AGE-SPECIFIC COMPONENTS. ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COORDINATION OF CARE FOCUSED ON PATIENT EDUCATION, SELF MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION THROUGHOUT THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. ADMINISTERS MEDICATIONS AND PROCEDURES PER ESTABLISTED POLCIES AND GUIDELINES. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES OF THE POSITION: MANAGES ASSIGNED PANELS, UTILIZES REGISTRIES AND ENSURES APPROPRIATE EVALUATION AND ACCESS TO PROVIDED TO PATIENT PANELS. PROVIDE HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH EDUCATION AND COACHING ON WELLNESS, DISEASE PREVENTION AND CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT FORMULATE A PLAN OF CARE BASED ON NURSING ASSESSMENTS SEEK GUIDANCE ON HOW TO IMPROVE CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DELEGATE ELEMENTS OF CARE TO THE APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUAL BASED UPON ASSESSED NEEDS CONDITION AND SAFETY OF THE PATIENT ASSIST IN DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NURSING EDUCATION, ORIENTATION COMPETENCIES AND PROVIDING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND OUTCOMES UTILIZATION PARTNER WITH THE PATIENT, FAMILY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE TRANSITIONS ACROSS THE HEALTH CARE CONTINUUM, INCLUDING THE VETERAN GOALS OF CARE INTEGRATES OUTPATIENT NURSING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND JUDGMENT AND IS SELF DIRECTED IN GOAL SETTING FOR MANAGING COMPLEX PACT SITUATIONS QUESTIONS CLINICAL PRACTICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING EVIDENCE BASED CARE DEMOSTRATE LEADERSHIP IN DELIVERING AND IMPROVING HOLISTIC, PRIMARY CARE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES WITH OTHERS PROVIDE PEERS WITH INFORMAL CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK FOR IMPROVEMENT FOSTER A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS CONTRIBUTE PROFESSIONAL OUTPATIENT NURSING PERSPECTIVE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM PARTNER WITH OTHERS TO EFFECT CHANGE AND PRODUCE OPTIMAL OUTCOMES SUPPORT COLLEAGUES THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SHARING TO PROVIDE SAFE, QUALITY OUTPATIENT NURSING CARE SHARE EDUCATIONAL FINDINGS, EXPERIENCES AND IDEAS WITH PEERS Evaluate OUTPATIENT OUTCOMES OF EVIDENCE BASED DESCIONS AND PRACTICE CHANGES FOR PRIMARY CARE INDIVIDUALS' GROUPS, AND POPULATIONS 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 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Permanent Change of Station (PCS): not authorized Requirements: 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 evaluation/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.