Job Listing
Registered Nurse-Homeless PACT Outpatient
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates 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 established policies and guidelines.
What You'll Do
- →The Registered Nurse demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning.
- →Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations.
- →Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates 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 established policies and guidelines.
- →Influences outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.
- →The duties include but are not limited to: Outpatient Staff Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based sex-specific care to homeless patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the setting.
- →This nurse provides direct Veteran care and care coordination, as it pertains, to Veterans and their care within Health Care for Homeless Veterans Outreach Clinic.
- →Manages assigned panel, utilizes registries, and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels.
- →The Registered Nurse provides health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management.
- →Conducts and participates in outreach activities, coordinate any travel scheduled with rural clinical sites, community partners, at Veterans Affairs (VA) Stand-Downs, and for any other homeless special events.
- →Function as point of contact with Veteran's Service Organizations (VSO), etc., to recruit and arrange for new homeless patient appointments.
- →Recognizes the signs of potential or active disruptive behavior and quickly intervenes with appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- →Participates in team performance improvement and sustainment activities to optimize team efficiency and care delivery to patients.
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
Job ID: 53d5e536-55bc-4081-b77a-237627bcb18d
Posted via USAJobs