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Registered Nurse-Home Based Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Home Based Registered Nurse provides care in the veterans home to promote health and prevention of illness and injury which includes appropriate nursing judgment through case finding, health teaching, health counseling; provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being; and executing medical regimens including administering medications and treatments prescribed by a licensed or otherwise legally authorized provider (Florida Board of Nursing).
What You'll Do
- →The Registered Nurse, Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), duties will include, but are not limited to, evaluating new consults to HBPC team, case management of HBPC patients and supporting the provision of care in the home to a complex population of chronically ill or severely disabled Veterans of the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System.
- →The role may support the provision of care by others to the HBPC population, Homemaker/Home Health Aide population, Home Hospice and Intermittent Skilled Services patient population and Contract Nursing Home population.
- →The incumbent will perform diverse nursing functions such as significant case management, coordination of patient care, physical assessment, creating care plans, completing primary care clinical reminders, teaching in-home patient care to Medical Foster Home and family caregivers, and drawing lab studies.
- →This position will require a great deal of driving and very significant case management duties.The incumbent will perform other duties as assigned by the Chief, Home & Community Based Care, and the Associate Chief of Staff, Geriatrics and Extended Care.
- →Duties included but not limited to: Evaluating new consults to Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) team, case management of HBPC patients and supporting the provisions of care in the home to a complex population of chronically ill or severely disabled Veterans of NF/SGVHS.
- →Support the provision of care by others to the HBPC population, Homemaker/ Home Health Aide population, Home Hospice and Intermittent Skilled Services patient population, MFH, and Contract Nursing Home population.
- →Required to travel to other locations of care within NF/SGVHS to carry out job duties/assignments.
- →Required to drive and/or travel using government vehicle to other site of care within NF/SGVHS, as well as, to community partners, as necessary to accomplish assignments.
- →Travel will be for long periods of time, up to three hours each day; travel is expected up to 75% of work week.
- →Perform duties as assigned by the Home Care Leadership team, Home Care Program Director, and the Associate Chief of Staff, Geriatrics and Extended Care.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓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 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.
Personality Fit
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