PACT Outpatient Nurse - INTERMITTENT
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them.
Let's parse sections:
Summary (About the role): "The PACT Outpatient Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. 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."
We can put that as
under About the role.
Duties (Responsibilities): List of duties bullet points. Let's extract each bullet:
- Determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care
- Provides gender-specific direct Veteran care and care coordination - as it pertains - to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department
- Manages assigned panel(s) - utilizes registries - and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels
- Provides health promotion - health education and coaching on wellness - disease prevention - and chronic care management
- Assist in directing the provision of nursing education - orientation - competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization
- Partners with the patient - family - and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum - including the Veteran's goals of care
- Evaluates practice in an ongoing process - based on best evidence
- Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement
- Supports colleagues and other nurses through primary care knowledge sharing to provide safe - quality nursing care
- Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals
- Responsible for the documented PACT outcomes at the program or service level
- Performs other duties as assigned
We need to put these in
- .
Qualifications: The posting has "Qualifications Basic Requirements:" then a long list of requirements (English language proficiency, graduation, licensure, etc.) plus "Grade Determinations:" with detailed scope/education/dimension criteria for each grade/level. Also "Preferred Experience: 2 years of Med/Surg - 1 year of Ambulatory Care". Also "Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service."
We need to decide what goes into Requirements vs Qualifications. Typically Requirements are basic eligibility (English proficiency, graduation, licensure). Qualifications could be grade determinations, preferred experience, etc. But we can combine.
We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract basic requirements:
- English Language Proficiency: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
Upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program
(Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program
Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of Columbia
Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
That's a lot. We'll need to preserve all that info. We can put it in
- under Requirements.
Then Qualifications: Grade Determinations details (Scope - Education and Dimension criteria). That's lengthy. We'll need to include all that text. Could be presented as
or
but it's not a simple list; it's a detailed description. We'll put as under Qualifications.
Preferred Experience: "2 years of Med/Surg - 1 year of Ambulatory Care". Could be under Qualifications or Requirements; maybe under Qualifications as "Preferred Experience". We'll include as
under Qualifications.
Physical Requirements: "See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service." That's a reference; we can include as
under Qualifications or maybe under Requirements? It's a requirement but it's a reference. We'll include as
under Qualifications.
Now Benefits: "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:" then details about Pay, Licensure, Work Schedule, Telework, Virtual, Relocation/Recruitment Incentives, PCS. We'll separate Pay, Schedule, Benefits.
Pay: "Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards". That's from the Pay line.
Schedule: "INTERMITTENT - 8:00am-4:30p". Also note Telework: Not available, Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Could be part of Schedule or separate? We'll keep Schedule section with the work schedule and note telework not available, virtual not a virtual position.
Benefits: Could include "VA Nurse Total Rewards package" and maybe "Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory". Also "Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized", "Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized." Those are benefits? They are more like relocation incentives. We'll put them under Benefits.
We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". We have actual content.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
We'll structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Qualifications
...
(maybe multiple paragraphs for grade determinations, preferred experience, physical requirements)
Benefits
- VA Nurse Total Rewards package
- Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Pay
Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
Schedule
INTERMITTENT - 8:00am-4:30p (Telework not available; this is not a virtual position)
We need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The "VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay:" line includes pay details; we already captured pay. The "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:" line we used for Benefits. The "Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory" we added. The "Work Schedule: INTERMITTENT - 8:00am-4:30p" we used. Telework and Virtual we added to Schedule note.
We also need to include the "Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/" maybe under Qualifications as a reference. Also "Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service." We'll include under Qualifications.
Now we need to ensure we didn't duplicate content. Let's extract the exact text for each piece.
About the role: The summary paragraph exactly: "The PACT Outpatient Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. 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."
We'll keep that.
Responsibilities: list as above.
Requirements: We
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them. Let's parse sections: Summary (About the role): "The PACT Outpatient Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. 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." We can put that as
under About the role. Duties (Responsibilities): List of duties bullet points. Let's extract each bullet: - Determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care - Provides gender-specific direct Veteran care and care coordination - as it pertains - to Veterans and their care within the Primary Care Department - Manages assigned panel(s) - utilizes registries - and ensures appropriate evaluation and access is provided to patient panels - Provides health promotion - health education and coaching on wellness - disease prevention - and chronic care management - Assist in directing the provision of nursing education - orientation - competencies and providing quality improvement and outcomes utilization - Partners with the patient - family - and interdisciplinary team to promote effective and safe transitions across the health care continuum - including the Veteran's goals of care - Evaluates practice in an ongoing process - based on best evidence - Provides peers with formal or informal constructive feedback for improvement - Supports colleagues and other nurses through primary care knowledge sharing to provide safe - quality nursing care - Fosters a safe and supportive environment conducive to the professional development of healthcare professionals - Responsible for the documented PACT outcomes at the program or service level - Performs other duties as assigned We need to put these in
- .
Qualifications: The posting has "Qualifications Basic Requirements:" then a long list of requirements (English language proficiency, graduation, licensure, etc.) plus "Grade Determinations:" with detailed scope/education/dimension criteria for each grade/level. Also "Preferred Experience: 2 years of Med/Surg - 1 year of Ambulatory Care". Also "Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service."
We need to decide what goes into Requirements vs Qualifications. Typically Requirements are basic eligibility (English proficiency, graduation, licensure). Qualifications could be grade determinations, preferred experience, etc. But we can combine.
We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract basic requirements:
- English Language Proficiency: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
OR Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
Upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program
(Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program
Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of Columbia
Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)
NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
That's a lot. We'll need to preserve all that info. We can put it in
- under Requirements.
Then Qualifications: Grade Determinations details (Scope - Education and Dimension criteria). That's lengthy. We'll need to include all that text. Could be presented as
or
- but it's not a simple list; it's a detailed description. We'll put as
- ... ...
- ... ...
- VA Nurse Total Rewards package
- Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
under Qualifications. Preferred Experience: "2 years of Med/Surg - 1 year of Ambulatory Care". Could be under Qualifications or Requirements; maybe under Qualifications as "Preferred Experience". We'll include as
under Qualifications. Physical Requirements: "See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service." That's a reference; we can include as
under Qualifications or maybe under Requirements? It's a requirement but it's a reference. We'll include as
under Qualifications. Now Benefits: "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:" then details about Pay, Licensure, Work Schedule, Telework, Virtual, Relocation/Recruitment Incentives, PCS. We'll separate Pay, Schedule, Benefits. Pay: "Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards". That's from the Pay line. Schedule: "INTERMITTENT - 8:00am-4:30p". Also note Telework: Not available, Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Could be part of Schedule or separate? We'll keep Schedule section with the work schedule and note telework not available, virtual not a virtual position. Benefits: Could include "VA Nurse Total Rewards package" and maybe "Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory". Also "Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized", "Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized." Those are benefits? They are more like relocation incentives. We'll put them under Benefits. We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". We have actual content. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
Requirements
Qualifications
...
(maybe multiple paragraphs for grade determinations, preferred experience, physical requirements)Benefits
Pay
Competitive salary - regular salary increases - potential for performance awards
Schedule
INTERMITTENT - 8:00am-4:30p (Telework not available; this is not a virtual position)
We need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The "VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay:" line includes pay details; we already captured pay. The "VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:" line we used for Benefits. The "Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory" we added. The "Work Schedule: INTERMITTENT - 8:00am-4:30p" we used. Telework and Virtual we added to Schedule note. We also need to include the "Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/" maybe under Qualifications as a reference. Also "Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service." We'll include under Qualifications. Now we need to ensure we didn't duplicate content. Let's extract the exact text for each piece. About the role: The summary paragraph exactly: "The PACT Outpatient Nurse is responsible and accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. 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." We'll keep that. Responsibilities: list as above. Requirements: We
- under Requirements.
Then Qualifications: Grade Determinations details (Scope - Education and Dimension criteria). That's lengthy. We'll need to include all that text. Could be presented as