Registered Nurse - Care Manager / Patient Aligned Care Team

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Care Manager / Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) delivers fundamental knowledge-based nursing care and care coordination within the Primary Care PACT. The PACT RNCM provides fundamental, knowledge-based, coordinated nursing care to panels of patients. This role focuses on proactive, patient-centered care by using nursing knowledge, evidence based guidelines, and standardized nursing procedures/protocols. The PACT RNCM acts as the coordinator for a designated panel of patients, emphasizing health promotion, chronic care management, patient self-management support, and overall wellness. They collaborate with the PACT members, extended care support team, and external services to develop and implement holistic, patient-driven care, facilitate care transitions, and ensure timely, coordinated access to health care resources. The PACT RNCM also engages in patient and family education and advocates for patients' needs to enhance patient outcomes and wellness. The PACT RNCM participates in a team approach for managing patient panels, ensuring continuity and quality of care tailored to individual patient goals and needs. Nursing practice must be in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act of the State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia governing licensure. Key core Duties / Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Care Coordination & Transition Management Patient Care/Customer Service Population Identification Stratification, Care Coordination & Transition Management Team Support and Teamwork 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 through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Telework: Not authorized. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.

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.