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Registered Nurse - Home Based Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The Registered Nurse - Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Outpatient Staff is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal outpatient care. This nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within the HBPC Program.
What You'll Do
- →The Home Based Primary Care Registered Nurse is responsible for case management, assessment, triage, Veteran education, resource coordination, medication and treatment coordination, and care planning.
- →This nurse plans and delivers technically competent care in the home of Veterans with complex needs, including health promotion, health prevention, geriatric care, primary care, and palliative care.
- →Utilizes interventions, which maximize health capabilities and reduces unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits, per Veteran's goals of care.
- →Makes home visits to Veterans in the program.
- →The focus is on individual growth and development in HBPC nursing practice with increased levels of self-direction.
- →Demonstrates performance and leadership that is broad enough to improve the care for the HBPC Program and facility.
- →Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement.
- →Supports colleagues and other nurses through HBPC knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care.
- →Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of health care professionals.
- →Evaluates outpatient outcomes of evidence-based decisions and practice changes for HBPC individuals, groups, and populations.
- →Responsible for the documented HBPC outcomes at the program or service level.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): 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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