Registered Nurse - Home Based Primary Care

The primary purpose of the Home Based Primary Care Nurse is to demonstrate leadership in delivering and improving holistic care through collaboration strategies with others in the assigned area to provide complex care to the vulnerable veteran at home.

Major Duties include, but are not limited to: Serves patients requiring inpatient or outpatient procedures for diagnosis and treatment of veterans with multiple comorbidities. Communicates with the physician as well as the interdisciplinary team on an ongoing basis concerning the patients condition and ongoing progress. Consistently assesses the need for necessary supplies in the home. Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the adult or elderly patient and family's lifestyle, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights. Focuses on problems, initiates referrals to other disciplines and/or services as appropriate. Accurately documents in the medical record patient findings, assessments, and care provided. Effectively functions independently as contributing member of an interdisciplinary team. Demonstrates and/or verbalizes correct responses to emergencies as well as initiates/appropriate action in emergencies. Provides education to the veteran and caregiver about developing an individual emergency preparedness plan. Initiates and utilizes positive, effective communication skills, and professional behaviors that promote cooperation, teamwork and effective interaction with internal and external customers. Provides competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and oversight of other disciplines as needed. 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: Full-time; specifics TBD by supervisor. Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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. 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.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.